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100 1 $aKluwick, Ursula,$d1977-
245 10 $aExploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction /$cUrsula Kluwick.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2012.
300 $axv, 233 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aRoutledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;$v23
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aDefining magic realism: historical and theoretical foundations -- Making magic realistic: the realist code -- Making realism magic: the supernatural code -- Verbal magic: the poetics of ambivalence -- Of beasts and houris: Rushdie's magic realist characters -- Juicy mangos, sexy spices: magic realism and the strategies of exoticist discourse -- Magic realism and the politics of ambivalence -- Conclusion: a new trend.
520 8 $aKluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie' s magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial. In a departure from conventional descriptions of magic realism' based primarily on the Latin-American tradition' Kluwick here proposes an alternative definition, allowing for a more accurate description of the form. She argues that it is...
600 10 $aRushdie, Salman$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aMagic realism (Literature)
830 0 $aRoutledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;$v23.
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