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magic realism

/ˈmædʒɪk ˈriːəlɪzəm/

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/ˈmædʒɪk ˈriːəlɪzəm/C1formalart
  • ruЛитературный и художественный жанр, в котором магические или фантастические элементы представлены в реалистичной, повседневной обстановке, сочетая обыденное с необычайным.

A literary and artistic genre in which magical or fantastical elements are presented within a realistic, everyday setting, blending the ordinary with the extraordinary.

  1. Literary and artistic genreC1formal

    A style of fiction or art that presents magical or fantastical elements within a realistic, everyday setting, treating them as normal.

    ruЛитературный и художественный жанр

    • Gabriel García Márquez's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is a classic example of magic realism.
    • The film blended magic realism with a gritty urban landscape.
    • In magic realism, a character might fly without the story ever questioning it.