Magic realism facts for kids
Magic realism, or magical realism, is a genre where magical events invade a realistic environment. It is
- "what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe".
The surprise effect of magical realism probably stems from the Western reader's separation from mythology. Mythology is a root of magical realism more easily understood by non-Western cultures.
The genre has been applied to other art forms, but it is mostly used about fictional literature.
Images for kids
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Alejo Carpentier
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Plaque of Gabriel García Márquez, Paris
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Giorgio de Chirico Love Song, 1914 Museum of Modern Art
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Alexander Kanoldt, Still Life II 1922
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Paul Cadmus, The Fleet's In! 1934
See also
In Spanish: Realismo mágico para niños
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