Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie?s Fiction.
General Material Designation
[Book]
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hoboken :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Taylor & Francis,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (251 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie's Fiction; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining Magic Realism: Historical and Theoretical Foundations; 2 Making Magic Realistic: The Realist Code; 3 Making Realism Magic: The Supernatural Code; 4 Verbal Magic: The Poetics of Ambivalence; 5 Of Beasts and Houris: Rushdie's Magic Realist Characters; 6 Juicy Mangos, Sexy Spices: Magic Realism and the Strategies of Exoticist Discourse; 7 Magic Realism and the Politics of Ambivalence; 8 Conclusion: A New Trend?; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Kluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie's magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial. In a departure from conventional descriptions of magic realism--based primarily on the Latin-American tradition--Kluwick here proposes an alternative definition, allowing for a more accurate description of the form. She argues that it is disharmony, rather than harmony, that is decisive: that the incom.
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Title
Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie?s Fiction.
International Standard Book Number
9780415897785
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Rushdie, Salman-- Criticism and interpretation.
Rushdie, Salman.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Magic realism (Literature)-- History and criticism.