12 Surreal Books That Will Blow Your Mind

Strange worlds full of even stranger people.

By Kelsey McConnell | Published Dec 21, 2020

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Buy Days Between Stations at Amazon

Days Between Stations

By Steve Erickson

Buy The Complete Cosmicomics at Amazon

The Complete Cosmicomics

By Italo Calvino

Buy Nude Men at Amazon

Nude Men

By Amanda Filipacchi

Buy The Living End at Amazon

The Living End

By Stanley Elkin

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Buy 420 Characters at Amazon

420 Characters

By Lou Beach

Buy Not Fade Away at Amazon

Not Fade Away

By Jim Dodge

Buy The Last Hiccup at Amazon

The Last Hiccup

By Christopher Meades

Buy Through the Arc of the Rain Forest at Amazon

Through the Arc of the Rain Forest

By Karen Tei Yamashita

Buy The Famished Road at Amazon

The Famished Road

By Ben Okri

kafka on the shore

Kafka on the Shore Novel

By Haruki Murakami

the lathe of heaven

The Lathe of Heaven

By Ursula K. Le Guin

naked lunch

Naked Lunch

By William S. Burroughs

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