03012oam 2200625I 450 991080854570332120240516200619.01-136-48095-11-283-45881-097866134588101-136-48096-X0-203-13413-310.4324/9780203134139 (CKB)2670000000148191(EBL)958269(OCoLC)798532146(SSID)ssj0000677510(PQKBManifestationID)11404852(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677510(PQKBWorkID)10693673(PQKB)11118386(MiAaPQ)EBC958269(Au-PeEL)EBL958269(CaPaEBR)ebr10535110(CaONFJC)MIL345881(OCoLC)1000435574(EXLCZ)99267000000014819120180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction /Ursula Kluwick1st ed.New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (251 p.)Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;23Description based upon print version of record.0-415-89778-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexKluwick 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:Routledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;23.Magic realism (Literature)Magic realism (Literature)823/.914Kluwick Ursula1977-,1684758MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808545703321Exploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction4056405UNINA