Re: "Magic Realism"

["Lois B. Feldman" <lfeldma@EIS.CALSTATE.EDU>]

Magical realism is a term used to describe the fiction of several Latin
American writers.  Isabel Allende's work is an example.

                                        Lois Feldman
lfeldma@eis.calstate.edu                Birmingham High School
Former home of the Valley Girl          17000 Haynes St.
Fer sure, fer sure                      Van Nuys, CA 91406

On Mon, 3 Jan 1994, Carlton S. Martz wrote:

> A teacher came into the library today and wanted information on
> "magic realism," apparently a literary genre.  The teacher had
> no other clues like possible authors, titles, etc.  I could find
> no references in standard places.  Has anybody ever heard about
> "magic realism"?  Please enlighten me!
>
> Carlton Martz
> Yucaipa H. S. Librarian
> Yucaipa, CA
> cmartz@eis.calstate.edu
>