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Magic Realism

Magic realism or magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality. The story explains these magical elements as normal occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of thought. It is a literary and visual art genre; creative fields that exhibit less significant signs of magic realism include film and music.
The term is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous: Matthew Strecher defines magic realism ...more

Magic Realism Books

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Kafka on the Shore
The House of the Spirits
The Night Circus
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Like Water for Chocolate
Midnight’s Children
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
The Master and Margarita
Red Russia
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
Beloved
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Lists

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison AllenGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison AllenLost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen
Great Magic Realism in Contemporary Romance
19 books — 6 voters
After Zero by Christina CollinsJake, Lucid Dreamer by David J. NaimanTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe Eye of Lariloth by Grace EgertThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Magic realism in children's books
36 books — 30 voters

New Suns by Nisi ShawlDark Matter by Sheree Renée ThomasDark Matter by Sheree Renée ThomasSpirits Abroad by Zen ChoNine Bar Blues by Sheree Renée Thomas
Speculative fiction anthologies & collections by writers of color
166 books — 21 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Magical Realism
446 books — 641 voters

Quotes Tagged “Magic Realism”

Teodora Gheorghe
“ De când îi crescuse un mic cireş pe umărul stâng, viaţa lui se întorsese cu susul în jos. Puţinii prieteni pe care îi avea erau de negăsit, colegii de redacţie îi adresau cuvinte cu zgârcenie, iar vecinii îl ocoleau. Ba uneori îi aruncau câte o privire piezișă şi îşi dădeau ochii peste cap. Copăcelul era mic, cam cât degetul lui arătător şi trebuia udat o dată la trei zile, altfel îl durea. Făcea nişte cireşe minuscule, ca nişte pistrui. Nu înţelegea de unde atitudinea asta ostilă faţă de el, că ...more ”
― Teodora Gheorghe, Cireșul trist și toate lucrurile invizibile
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Maya Realm
“ Whatever one can do by oneself, one must do it — for oneself. ”
― Maya Realm, Roam Within: Macallah and the White World of Light
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Videos Tagged “Magic Realism”

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Groups Tagged "Magic Realism"

Indian Fantasy Aficionados The group name could be Fantasy Aficionados from India. All genres of fantasy including but not …more
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Jewish Janeites and Friends For those who love all things Austenesque...with a bit of yiddishkeit. Creative license allows t…more
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Magic Realism A group where we can be spirited away by sharing our experiences of this genre & hopefully be ab…more
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