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Literary Fantasy - Please Hold the Elves.
A Listmania! list by T. Davenport (La Jolla, CA USA)
The list author says: "This is a list for people who don't care much for the hand-wringing divorces of realistic fiction, but who care equally little for pointy-eared archers and petite babes in chain-mail. The books on this list are all awesome (I think) but with a few exceptions have not achieved the grand universal acclaim they deserve."

1. Little, Big by John Crowley

The list author says:
	"A great American novel (I mean it!). A magical realist family saga covering multiple generations of a backwoods southern clan who may or may not be in contact with fairies. Beautiful writing."

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2. Tainaron: Mail from Another City by Leena Krohn

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3. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

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4. The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg

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5. The Etched City by K. J. Bishop

The list author says:
	"Thought this would be an adventure story. It sort of is, but despite its adventure-story trappings it contains gorgeous, elegant writing and deep characterization. Highly recommended."

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6. Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance

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	"Despite the space station on the cover, this is brilliant, hilarious, farcical fantasy."

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7. Lyonesse: Book 1 - Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance

The list author says:
	"Arthurian Fantasy as the Arthurians might have written it. The expected quest narrative is constantly subverted as the characters get sidetracked into fairy-tale-like encounters with magicians, giants and so on. It's almost like a series of bedtime stories was fixed up into a very successful adventure novel. First in a series."

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8. The Golem (Dedalus European Classics) by Gustav Meyrink

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9. A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park

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10. The Course of the Heart by M. John Harrison

The list author says:
	"There exists a novel called "The Sea of Tranquility," which has no other purpose than to convince the reader to commit suicide. The day he finished it, the author disemboweled himself with a sword. I haven't read that book (obviously), but "The Course of the Heart" is a close substitute. You know that part of you that loves adventure, imagination? Your inner child? This book aims to kill it."

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11. The Drowned Life (P.S.) by Jeffrey Ford

The list author says:
	"Jeffrey Ford is one of my favorite short story writers, and this is his best collection."

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12. Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

The list author says:
	"By Jorge Luis Borges... Amazon's habit of listing the translator as the author is getting on my nerves. Anyway, these are some of the best short stories ever written."

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13. Latro in the Mist by Gene Wolfe

The list author says:
	"Historical fantasy - first person account of a Roman mercenary living in ancient Greece. He sees visions of the gods; he has amnesia. Who knows what's what?"

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14. A Tiger for Malgudi by R. K. Narayan

The list author says:
	"The narrator is a man reincarnated as a tiger. At least, he thinks so. R.K. Narayan was frequently mentioned as a Nobel candidate, but he kicked the bucket before he could win it. Too bad."

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15. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Marie Borroff

The list author says:
	"Lively and fast-paced, very well translated. Basically the perfect epic poem."

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16. Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology by James Patrick Kelly

The list author says:
	"Loosely themed anthologies are generally hit-or-miss for me. But this one is all hits."

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17. Illyria by Elizabeth Hand

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18. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke

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19. Beloved (Paperback) by Toni Morrison (Author)

The list author says:
	"A ghost story. You may have hated this when you read it in high school. Try it again."

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20. Map of Dreams by M. Rickert

The list author says:
	"One of the best short story writers to emerge recently. These quiet, lyrical, intelligent stories use the metaphorical power of fantasy to its full effect."

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21. Tales of Neveryon by Samuel R. Delany

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