Introduction: a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.
“Anything could be true or false, depending on whether one believed it.”- Chenca, Like Water For Chocolate
The magical realism era was originated from Latin America and it was borne out of the necessity to break away from what the writers call “first” world.
Magical Realism examines the art of of fiction and literature with magical or supernatural presented in a real- world setting.
Controlling Ideas: i. Literature and Art ii. Naturalistic Technique Combined with Surreal Elements
2. Assertion: Literature and Art
For the Magical realism writers, the
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The understanding of magical realism is hard to grasp. That is why many authors don’t take the path of this ism. To know the characteristics of both the real world and supernatural and incorporate it together is difficult to do and only few writers know how to handle this approach.
3. Assertion: Naturalistic Technique combined with Surreal Elements
The first Magical Realism writer is a leader who set the trend for an all new exclusive type of fiction. They took what was known and what wasn’t known and made it an actuality.
As a whole, Magical realism is a unique way of taking the real world and combining it with elements of magic. It’s differs from fantasy because it provides you with a reality with underlining of magic instead of like fantasy taking you to a far off land.
“ Outside the snow piled up like insulation, and he took her hand. Her breath made little clouds that merged with the little clouds of his breath." (Visible Wounds)” - Lisa C.Taylor
4. Example: Alejo Carpentier
Alejo Carpentier takes mythical and epic themes and merges into his famous novel, Like Water For Chocolate. This cuban novelist influenced Latin American Literature as we know