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The magic realism of Isabel Allende
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Isabel Allende, a leading practitioner of the literary art of
magic realism, thinks that we should perceive with more than our
eyes.
"Magic realism is a term used to describe Latin American writers,"
she said, "but it is really a way of accepting the world that the
Third World has always had but that the United States and Europe have
lost. It means using instinct and intuition, having a sense of myth
and recognizing the tremendous power of nature."
The antithesis of magic realism, Allende said during a recent
interview in Boston, is the minimalist school of contemporary
American writing, a ...
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