Magic realism: blending fantastic or mythical elements in a matter-of-fact
way into seemingly realistic fiction. The term magic realism is
relatively recent, being first applied by Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier, in
the 1940s, when he recognized this style in much Latin-American literature. Among
the Latin-American magic realists are Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Amado, Jorge
Luis Borges and Isabel Allende.
Magic realism is also described as an aesthetic style of
fiction, which mixes magical elements with the real world. The narrative
explains such magical elements as real occurrences, presenting them in a
straightforward manner that places reality and the fantastical in the same
stream of thought.
Salman Rushdie famously uses the technique in The Satanic
Verses to great effect.
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