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My mother learned that she was carrying me at about the same time the Second World War was declared; with the family talent for magic realism, she once told me she had been to the doctor's on the very day.
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Meaning of "magic realism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAGIC REALISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAGIC REALISM

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Magic realism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAGIC REALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Magic realism

Magic realism or magical realism is a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment. Although it is most commonly used as a literary genre, magic realism also applies to film and the visual arts. One example of magic realism occurs when a character in the story continues to be alive beyond the normal length of life and this is subtly depicted by the character being present throughout many generations. On the surface the story has no clear magical attributes and everything is conveyed in a real setting, but such a character breaks the rules of our real world. The author may give precise details of the real world such as the date of birth of a reference character and the army recruitment age, but such facts help to define an age for the fantastic character of the story that would turn out to be an abnormal occurrence such as someone living for two hundred years. The term is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous: Professor Matthew Strecher defines magic realism as "what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe.

Definition of magic realism in the English dictionary

The definition of magic realism in the dictionary is a style of painting or writing that depicts images or scenes of surreal fantasy in a representational or realistic way.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAGIC REALISM

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magic
magic bullet
magic carpet
Magic Circle
magic eye
magic lantern
magic mushroom
magic number
magic realist
magic spell
magic square
magic wand
magical
magical mystery tour
magical realist
magically
magician
magicked
magicking

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAGIC REALISM

brutalism
capitalism
citizen journalism
colonialism
formalism
imperialism
individualism
journalism
liberalism
literalism
materialism
metabolism
minimalism
nationalism
Orientalism
photojournalism
professionalism
realism
socialism
surrealism
vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of magic realism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «magic realism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAGIC REALISM

Find out the translation of magic realism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of magic realism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «magic realism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

魔幻现实主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

realismo mágico
570 millions of speakers

English

magic realism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जादुई यथार्थवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الواقعية السحرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

магический реализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

realismo mágico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাদু বাস্তবতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réalisme magique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Realisme ajaib
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

magischen Realismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魔術的リアリズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마법의 리얼리즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Realisme sulap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma thuật hiện thực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாய யதார்த்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जादूची वास्तववाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyülü gerçekçilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

realismo magico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

realizm magiczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

магічний реалізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

realismului magic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μαγικός ρεαλισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

magiese realisme
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

magisk realism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

magisk realisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of magic realism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAGIC REALISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about magic realism

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3 QUOTES WITH «MAGIC REALISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word magic realism.
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Angela Carter
My mother learned that she was carrying me at about the same time the Second World War was declared; with the family talent for magic realism, she once told me she had been to the doctor's on the very day.
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Alan Lightman
I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing. I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion.
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Vikas Swarup
I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAGIC REALISM»

Discover the use of magic realism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to magic realism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Challenging Realities: Magic Realism in Contemporary ...
Les arrels del realisme màgic en els escrits de Borges i altres autors d’Amèrica Llatina han estat àmpliament reconeguts i ben documentades produint una sèrie d’estudis crítics, molts dels quals figuren en la bibliografia ...
M. Ruth Noriega Sánchez, 2002
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Varieties of Magic Realism
In his introduction to this outstanding collection of essays, Dr. Clark Zlotchew attempts to elucidate the meaning and scope of the term by providing a historical overview of it, defining the literary modes often confused with it and ...
Clark M. Zlotchew, 2007
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Magical Realism: Theory, History, Community
STEPHEN SLEMON Magic Realism as Postcolonial Discourse The concept of magic realism is a troubled one for literary theory.1 Since Franz Roh first coined the term in 1925 in connection with postexpres- sionist art, it has been most closely ...
Lois Parkinson Zamora, Wendy B. Faris, 1995
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Magic Realist Cinema in East Central Europe
Magic Realist Cinema in East Central Europe explores the interlocking complexities of two liminal concepts: magic realism and East Central Europe.
Aga Skrodzka, 2012
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Magic Realism in fictional writing
The setting is always realistic and only few magic elements occur. This essay gives a brief history of the development of Magic Realism and it discusses some features that are used in Magic Realist writing.
Lisa Jensen, 2011
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Things invisible to see: gay and lesbian tales of magic realism
Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism A collection of stories of contemporary fantasy and magical realism written by some of the top writers in the sci-fi, fantasy field and in gay and lesbian literature.
Lawrence Schimel, 1998
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Concepts of Realism
Magic realism is a literary mode that has received a variety of (overlapping) definitions. Due to the boom of Latin American fiction in the 1960s, for which the formulation was used as a cover term, it has become so popular as a marketing label ...
Luc Herman, 1996
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Multiculturalism and Magic Realism? Between Fiction and Reality
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Regensburg (Anglistik), 190 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Since the 1970s, there has ...
Sylvia Hadjetian, 2008
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Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature: Troping the Traumatic ...
Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature is the first major study of an emerging tendency in Holocaust representation internationally.
Jenni Adams, 2011
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Mr. Magic Realism
Welcome to the wonderful world of Mr. Magic Realism.
Bruce Taylor, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAGIC REALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term magic realism is used in the context of the following news items.
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11 Underappreciated Graphic Novels - Den of Geek
Love and Rockets employs very strong elements of magic realism and science fiction, with characters regularly in hovercars or in space, and ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
2
3rd death anniv of Humayun Ahmed observed
Humayun's writing style was characterized as magic realism. Sunil Gangopadhyay described him as the most popular writer in the Bengali ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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A little corner of paradise
... a taste of genuine Caribbean living and a sense of beautiful simplicity, Rincon del Mar and its islands, imbued with Colombian magic realism, ... «The Bogota Post, Jul 15»
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Going beyond success. Looking back, we see progress!
... a ship with billowed sails in the foreground, and through the application of Gonsalves' "Magic Realism" you'll also realize where it came from. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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'Ardor' is a western that can't break from the genre herd
... with odd departures into magic realism taking the form of a computer-generated tiger with whom the Bernal character is spiritually linked. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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'Wilde's Wildes' on display at the Museum of Wisconsin Art
That combination was given a name, "Magic Realism," and included the work of other American artists such as George Tooker and Ivan ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
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2015 Capital Fringe Festival Day 3: Mainly on race
The actors embrace both the play's fantastical magic realism and its socially relevant commentary on police brutality and political chicanery. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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The first novels of Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh were more …
... Mountain, but it is not devoid of magic realism elements. And a closer look reveals some interesting similarities between the two first novels. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
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When the Rain Stops Falling: Strong writing and a robust cast make …
Nothing ever feels too far from potential reality – this isn't magic realism – but keeping track of the different narrative threads in the writing ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
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'The Pinch,' a magical new novel by Steve Stern
... Solitude,” but the net effect is not magic realism as we know it, because in Stern's novel, the realism and the magic are in separate sections. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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