Definition of magic realism
1
: painting in a meticulously realistic style of imaginary or fantastic scenes or images
2
: a literary genre or style associated especially with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction
— called also magical realism
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The first known use of magic realism was in 1933
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