"Magical realism is an aesthetic style or genre of fiction in which magical
elements blend with the real world. The story explains these magical
elements as real occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that
places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of thought." explains the person who wrote the magical realism Wiki entry. Basically, the writers convey that things like ghosts, levitation (like flying carpets), and similar things are common occurrences.
Right now, we are reading a full-length book along with our short stories. They all use magical realism, but the best example is our full-length book called Like Water for Chocolate. In this story, there is a girl named Tita who's recipes can magically change people's emotions when they eat them depending on how she is feeling when she makes them. It's quite an interesting book, really. The way it's written is very strange to me, but it's cool at the same time because we don't have this type of writing in American literature.
Right now, we are reading a full-length book along with our short stories. They all use magical realism, but the best example is our full-length book called Like Water for Chocolate. In this story, there is a girl named Tita who's recipes can magically change people's emotions when they eat them depending on how she is feeling when she makes them. It's quite an interesting book, really. The way it's written is very strange to me, but it's cool at the same time because we don't have this type of writing in American literature.
This book sounds very interesting. I would actually consider reading it.
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