Magical Realism and the Postcolonial Novel: Between Faith and Irreverence

Warnes, Christopher

This book rethinks the origins and nature of magical realism and provides detailed readings of key novels by Asturias, Carpentier, García Márquez, Rushdie, and Okri. Identifying two different strands of the mode, one characterized by faith, the other by irreverence, Warnes makes available a new vocabulary for the discussion of magical realism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-03-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781137440860

DOI: 10.1057/9780230234437

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 189