MAGICAL
REALISM
by: Nhorcaya Maghanoy
Magical Realism
a literary or artistic genre in
which realistic narrative and
naturalistic technique are
combined with surreal
elements of dream or
fantasy.
Magical Realism vs. Fantasy
• Fantasy: Stories about magic in
made-up worlds with special rules.
• Magical Realism: Stories where
magic happens in our world, and
people just go with it.
DIFFERENCES
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel García Márquez
was a Colombian
novelist and journalist,
famous for his magical
realism and Nobel Prize-
winning works like One
Hundred Years of
Solitude.
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