Magic Realism

Description
A literary genre or style that incorporates magic, fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction. Originally associated with some Latin American literature during the 1940s, but from the 1960's to the present also with some post-modernist North American and European literature.
Based on tag
magical realism
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roby72, thecoroner, Dilara86, alex68, flisle, ahef1963, matthewmason, mspixieears, ramsesiii, 3709459s, balmerline, steller0707, lrc42
Explanations
matthewmason: Also a hallmark classic of postmodernist plot construction.
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macha, roby72, thecoroner, alex68, gypsysmom, mspixieears, rplinke, ramsesiii, balmerline, ppqq, JadeSerena, CharlesTheB,lrc42
Explanations
lrc42 : not really magical realism
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gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, 3709459s, ppqq, steller0707,aulsmith ,electrice
Explanations
aulsmith : I'd just call it fantasy
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macha, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,aulsmith ,andomck
Explanations
aulsmith : I'd just call it fantasy.
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