Surrealism

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact.

Kafka on the Shore
Nadja
The Metamorphosis
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Hearing Trumpet
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
Manifestoes of Surrealism
The Trial
The Master and Margarita
After Dark
Story of the Eye
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
Paris Peasant
House in the Tall Grass by January JosephineStinkpot by January JosephineThe Torture Garden by Octave MirbeauLes Onze Mille Verges; or, The Amorous Adventures of Prince M... by Guillaume ApollinaireSchwester Monika (Sammlung Zenodot rotische Bibliothek) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Erotica Obscura
16 books — 7 voters
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeArea X by Jeff VandermeerRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Dreamscapes
109 books — 61 voters

We All Rot Eventually by Mia BallardThe Thrashers by Julie  SotoHorse Girl Fever by Kevin MaloneyMood Swings by Frankie BarnetPlastic by Scott Guild
Cutesy but Creepy Covers
64 books — 4 voters


Salvador Dalí
I do not understand why, when I ask for grilled lobster in a restaurant, I'm never served a cooked telephone. ...more
Salvador Dalí

André Breton
The clouds were disappearing rapidly, leaving the stars to die. The night dried up.
Andre Breton, Magnetic Fields

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