Examples of magic realism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It’s a modern-day psychosexual fable of co-dependency and abusive relationships between a young woman and a big bear, to be lensed as a chamber drama with touches of horror and magic realism. — Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022 Not without its flaws, but interesting as an example of Latin American literature outside of the box of magic realism. — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021 This isn’t to say that there’s no way to imagine wedding American crisis and magic realism. — New York Times, 20 May 2021 Boyle’s diverse body of work also explores multiculturalism and often combines sharp satire and magic realism in a unique way. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020 In Schenkkan’s LBJ, as conjured by the bravura actor Brian Cox, the idea of a leader who puts his powers of persuasion to work on behalf of ingrained ideals and hopes for the nation comes across as magic realism. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019 Top Indian leaders, though, are wallowing in their own world of magic realism. — Shivam Vij, Quartz India, 14 Oct. 2019 There’s something about the angst of white-collar men that lends itself to magic realism. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 Oct. 2019 The flashbacks play out in a mock-heroic style with tinges of magic realism — a leopard emerging from the forest at an opportune moment, a gang boss punishing his enemies in a particularly crushing manner. — Mike Hale, New York Times, 6 July 2018 See More

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“Magic realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20realism. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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