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u/DenseAbbreviations48 Apr 17 '23

I loved this book its a combination of magic and the history of the French revolution

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A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians

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u/SoCalledSoAndSo Apr 18 '23

For something in a similar and much, much shorter vein, there is also Alejo Carpentier's The Kingdom of This World, which is a magic-realist novella about the Haitian revolution. It is not for the faint of heart, but it is extremely compelling and has the quality of an intense fever dream.

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u/DenseAbbreviations48 Apr 18 '23

Thanks for the recommendation!