magic realism
Meanings
noun
- A literary style or genre that combines naturalistic details and narrative with surreal or dreamlike elements.
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Etymology
Calque of German Magischer Realismus, first referring to the anti-expressionist artistic movement New Objectivity (1925), later applied to literature, especially in Latin America where it is known as realismo mágico.
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