LEADER 03012oam 2200625I 450 001 9910808545703321 005 20240516200619.0 010 $a1-136-48095-1 010 $a1-283-45881-0 010 $a9786613458810 010 $a1-136-48096-X 010 $a0-203-13413-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203134139 035 $a(CKB)2670000000148191 035 $a(EBL)958269 035 $a(OCoLC)798532146 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000677510 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11404852 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000677510 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10693673 035 $a(PQKB)11118386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC958269 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL958269 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10535110 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL345881 035 $a(OCoLC)1000435574 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000148191 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aExploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction /$fUrsula Kluwick 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;$v23 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-89778-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aExploring 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 330 $aKluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie's magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial. In a departure from conventional descriptions of magic realism-based primarily on the Latin-American tradition-Kluwick here proposes an alternative definition, allowing for a more accurate description of the form. She argues that it is disharmony, rather than harmony, that is decisive: 410 0$aRoutledge studies in twentieth-century literature ;$v23. 606 $aMagic realism (Literature) 615 0$aMagic realism (Literature) 676 $a823/.914 700 $aKluwick$b Ursula$f1977-,$01684758 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808545703321 996 $aExploring magic realism in Salman Rushdie's fiction$94056405 997 $aUNINA