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Magical realism

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havalina · 16/03/2008 21:25

Sorry just read a thread about it, and have heard the term before, but what the hell is it?

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Heated · 16/03/2008 22:35

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_realism

Mostly what I understand about it comes from reading Angela Carter and Jeanette Winterson. They combine straightforward narrative with adapted fairy tales that are written with a slant meant to elucidate the story.

poodlepusher · 17/03/2008 09:45

Actually, it originates in South American literature, and has been used more widely in recent years to cover writers like Angela Carter who used fable / fantasy.

hoxtonchick · 17/03/2008 09:46

gabriel garcia marquez.

DaDaDa · 17/03/2008 09:51

I'd always taken it be authors like Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel etc who mix the supernatural/fantastical with real situations.

The first 3 Louis De Bernieres novels are in this vein too. Dead soldiers coming back to life and all that malarky.

havalina · 18/03/2008 01:29

Ahh I see, thanks muchly.

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