Reclaiming history from Eurocentrism via magic realism in Toni Morrison's Beloved by Bangar, Gabriella Bianca

“…This research paper discusses Toni Morrison's intuitive uses of magic realism in her novel Beloved to adequately articulate the African American experience during and post slavery. …”
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Expressing the condition of estrangement through magical realism : a comparative analysis between the Amanda Lee Koe’s Ministry of Moral Panic and Yeo Wei Wei’s These Foolish Things & Other Stories by Pang, Annabel Shi Min

“…Previously understood to be the most influential literary movement exclusive to Latin America, magical realism has since gained popularity and attention to become an international phenomenon. …”
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The unsullied tongue of Saint Anthony and other miracles : a collection of magical realist short stories by Fong, Arin Alycia

“…The collection is an exercise in creating a kind of magical realism tinged with Eurasian sensibility and the miracles that pervade and haunt the Eurasian-born-Catholic consciousness. …”
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The magic of Gabriel García Márquez in a world of chaos and solitude by Toh, Hui Ting

“…Born in Columbia, Gabriel García Márquez is widely celebrated as the Latin American author who most famously popularized the genre of magical realism within the international literary canon. …”
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Food and the formation of identity by Chew, Benjamin Xian Yang

“…In writing this essay, I have chosen the genre of magical realism precisely because of its propensity to blur binaries, thus enabling it as a suitable medium for which to enter my discussion about food and identity. …”
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Archipelagic thinking in Merlinda Bobis’s Fish-Hair Woman corpus by Lee, Cheryl Julia

“…Recuperating neglected geographies and histories through storytelling and deploying magical realism by way of deconstructing hegemonic epistemologies and ontologies, these narratives subvert centre–periphery dynamics by endowing the Philippines with cultural specificity and mythic significance while positioning it as a zone of cultural exchange and interconnectedness. …”
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State of hush hush by Kong, Ian Yi-Jun

“…The short film’s main context harks from Magical Realism, wherein the extraordinary or the magical is accepted and dealt with in the rational world, and in rational terms. …”
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The unnatural realism of Borges by Hong, Yuchen

“…Critics of Borges's short stories have mostly pointed towards the writer's predisposition towards creating complex, labyrinthine worlds; such a view has grounded him firmly as a writer of magic realism or an early postmodernist. A smaller subset of critics has pointed out the coincidence of his stories with 20th century scientific concepts, and that his fictions relate in a meaningful and even technical way to reality. …”
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Translation-oriented text analysis approach to English translation of dialect in Singapore Chinese literature : a case study of Shuang Kou Ding Yi Cun – Na Xie Nian Na Xie Shi by Leow, Hwei Chyi

“…Keywords: Zhang Hui, Cheong Weng Yat, Singapore Chinese Literature, Dialect, Singapore Chinese Education, Singapore History, Singapore Culture, Malay, Magic Realism,Imagery, Christiane Nord, intratextual factors, extratextual factors…”
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白发垂髻的顽/玩童 ：西西疾病书写的人性观照 = An individual’s eternal youth Xi Xi’s writings on illness/disease and its humanistic contemplation by 骆逸玲 Loh, Eileen

“…Her stylistic works often showcase her abilities to seamlessly combine magic realism with “child-likeness” attributes (akin to fairy tale elements). …”
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Song of the firebird. by Tay, Hongcheng., Sing, Allysa Zhi Bing., Koh, Zhi Kai., Chen, Russell Jiarui., Marlisa Rosli.

“…A conglomeration of fictional adaptations of personal experiences and influences of Magic Realism from novelist Haruki Murakami, Song of the Firebird explores the theme of “redemption” through the story about a soul dismembered by calamity and the return to this darkness unknowingly. …”
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