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Magic realism (or magical realism) is a literary genre in which magical elements appear in an otherwise realistic setting. As used today the term is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous. The term was initially used by German art critic Franz Roh to describe painting which demonstrated an altered reality, but was later used by Venezuelan Arturo Uslar-Pietri to describe the work of certain Latin American writers. The Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier (a friend of Uslar-Pietri) used the term "lo real maravilloso" (roughly "marvelous reality") in the prologue to his novel The Kingdom of this World (1949). Carpentier's conception was of a kind of heightened reality in which elements of the miraculous could appear without seeming forced and unnatural. Carpentier's work was a key influence on the writers of the Latin American "boom" that emerged in the 1960s.
Magic realism is also a style of visual art which brings extreme realism to the depiction of mundane subject matter.
Common aspects of magical realist novels and films
The following elements are found in many magical realist novels and films, but not all are found in all of them and many are found in novels or films that could fall under other genres. More on [ Magic realism ]
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@Valley_Chica @cindylu That was in friggin Acapulco & seemed muchore like magical realism than truth, but was true.
Vidalia (Jeannette Scape) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:10:21 -0000
@Valley_Chica @cindylu That was in friggin Acapulco & seemed muchore like magical realism than truth, but was true.
i'm writing a magical realism dystopia screenplay because i'm just that bored.
z00here (Nidale :)) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:56:27 -0000
i'm writing a magical realism dystopia screenplay because i'm just that bored.
Story Idea: heartwarming Magical Realism wherein a senior citizen's confused fantasies come to life - over and over again.
mncplfreedom (Colin Green) Sat, 26 Dec 20
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