Bern Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers 2007 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p. Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn, 116.

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ISBN10: 3039111930, ISBN13: 9783039111930, [publisher: Peter Lang AG, Pieterlen] Softcover Paperback. Magical realism was one of the most significant literary developments in the last century. It has become synonymous with the seductive fictions of writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Ben Okri, Jeanette Winterson and Peter Carey. However, the genre has also become known for its theoretical indeterminacy. In fact, exoticist speculation, inspired by the links between magical realist literature and the world's cultural or political margins, has thrown the category into critical disrepute. This book rescues magical realism from misreadings and misdemeanours, tracing the historical development of the literary genre and analysing an original spectrum of magical realist texts from Latin America, Africa, India, Canada, the US, the UK and Australia. It asks such questions as: How did magical realism come to take over the world? What is the nature of its allure? Also, how does the marginal status of its authors inform the genre? Does magical realism have a political agenda? This book uses postcolonial theory to investigate notions of cultural identity and post-structural theory to examine the narrative strategies of magical realism, presenting a comprehensive historical and theoretical overview of the genre and a politically urgent argument about its subversive potentialities. Bringing Magical Realism to Ground. Shipping may be from our ...

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Peter Lang Pub Inc, Date: 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 268 pages. 8.10x5.70x0.70 inches. 2007. Peter Lang Pub Inc ISBN 3039111930 9783039111930 [GB]

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Bern Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers 2007 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 270 p. Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn, 116.

ISBN10: 3039111930, ISBN13: 9783039111930, [publisher: Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publis] Softcover
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