Facts about Magical Realism
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In magical realism, fantastical elements are presented matter-of-factly within an otherwise realistic narrative, without the sense of wonder typical of fantasy fiction.
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Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, a landmark work of magical realism set in post-independence India, won the Booker Prize in 1981.
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Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, a celebrated example of magical realism from Latin America, became an international bestseller after its publication in 1989.
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The term magical realism was first coined by German art critic Franz Roh in 1925 to describe a style of post-expressionist painting.
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Gabriel García Márquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is considered a foundational work of magical realism, blending fantastical events with realistic settings.