Magic realism

/mˈadʒɪk ɹˈiəlɪzəm/

/mˈædʒɪk ɹˈiːəlɪzəm/

Magic realism

a literary genre that blends realistic narrative with elements of the fantastic or supernatural, often featuring characters and settings that are commonplace in the author's culture, but with magical or surreal elements added

Examples

1. With the sheets, it's magic realism.

2. You know, García Márquez, the master of magic realism, explains it very wonderfully.

3. So do you like when people say that your work is part of magic realism?

4. And it's interesting to hear that magic realism within the Latino literature is almost easier to understand because we have spirits, and we believe in-- ISABEL ALLENDE: