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   magic realism

   /ˌmadʒɪk ˈrɪəlɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.

   Word Origin 1930s (in reference to a style of painting that depicted fantastical images in a naturalistic manner): from magic + realism, translating German magischer Realismus, used by the writer Franz Roh.

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   • 1. magic realist noun

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