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Magical Realism

Magical realism is not fantasy. It is not surrealism. It is a mode of narration in which miraculous events occur within an otherwise realistic framework —...

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Magical realism is not fantasy. It is not surrealism. It is a mode of narration in which miraculous events occur within an otherwise realistic framework — and no one is surprised. The magic is not escape; it is the texture of lived experience in places where history itself is stranger than fiction. Key sections include: Magical Realism.; Opening What magical realism is.; Chapter I The term's history.; Chapter II Lo real maravilloso.; Chapter III Precursors and antecedents.; Chapter IV García Márquez: the central figure.; Chapter V Beyond Macondo.; Chapter VI The Latin American Boom.; Chapter VII Women and magical realism.; Chapter VIII Narrative techniques..

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  • 01Magical Realism.
  • 02Opening What magical realism is.
  • 03Chapter I The term's history.
  • 04Chapter II Lo real maravilloso.
  • 05Chapter III Precursors and antecedents.
  • 06Chapter IV García Márquez: the central figure.
  • 07Chapter V Beyond Macondo.
  • 08Chapter VI The Latin American Boom.

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  1. 01Magical Realism.
  2. 02Opening What magical realism is.
  3. 03Chapter I The term's history.
  4. 04Chapter II Lo real maravilloso.
  5. 05Chapter III Precursors and antecedents.
  6. 06Chapter IV García Márquez: the central figure.
  7. 07Chapter V Beyond Macondo.
  8. 08Chapter VI The Latin American Boom.
  9. 09Chapter VII Women and magical realism.
  10. 10Chapter VIII Narrative techniques.
  11. 11Chapter IX Distinctions.
  12. 12Chapter X The essential canon.
  13. 13Chapter XI Salman Rushdie and postcolonial magic.
  14. 14Chapter XII Toni Morrison and American magical realism.
  15. 15Chapter XIII African magical realism.
  16. 16Chapter XIV Asian magical realism.
  17. 17Chapter XV European magical realism.
  18. 18Chapter XVI Caribbean and US Latino magical realism.
  19. 19Chapter XVII Defining passages.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII Magical realism in cinema.
  21. 21Chapter XIX Critiques of the mode.
  22. 22Chapter XX Philosophical dimensions.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Contemporary practitioners.
  24. 24Chapter XXII Recurring motifs.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Language and translation.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Magical realism in visual art.
  27. 27Chapter XXV Reading and teaching magical realism.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI Influence on contemporary fiction.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII The future of the mode.
  30. 30Coda The magic is the real.
  31. 31Colophon
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