My first thought is about Edgar Allen Poe. Most Poe’s tales
can be classified as Mystery because people are killed, or something disappears,
etc, but there is definitely something else in his books. Something gore and
strange. I will put Poe's works into Mystery- Horror psychological. There
is no supernatural in Poe’s books, but there is dark side of human psyche and
unexplainable phenomenon. Basically, humans are so complex and dangerous as if,
Poe does not need aliens and paranormal stuff to make his stories full of
horrors and bizarreness. But at the same time, detective Dupont is often looking
for the clues criminals left behind, just like in a mystery.
My second idea is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by
Douglas Adams. This book is a science-fiction book. It happens in the future
and the main characters travel around the galaxy in a story full of adventures
and technology. But at the same time, the book is extremely funny and close to
home. Not a lot of science-fiction can say the same. In a way, the book really
talks about our society and our culture, from a philosophical point of view.
This is why I would put this book between Science-Fiction and Realistic Fiction
– literary. The latter genre usually aspires to be universal and to a greater
truth, and I think this is what Douglas in trying to do through parody and humor.
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