Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction
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Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction

The Global Supernatural

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Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction

The Global Supernatural

About this book

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural offers a much-needed re-evaluation of magical realism, moving beyond traditional postcolonial frameworks to explore its vibrant evolution in the 21st century. Analysing the works of contemporary authors like Helen Oyeyemi, Mohsin Hamid, Preeta Samarasan and Junot Díaz, this book explores how magical realism has been adapted to depict the complex, fluid identities and experiences of migrants and their children in a globalised world. By employing the psychoanalytic concept of relationality, it examines the intricate interplay between cultures, beliefs and personal narratives. Challenging outdated notions of 'magic' versus 'realism', this study reveals how the supernatural is used to express the disorientation, paradox and trauma of transnational lives. This book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the enduring creative power of magical realism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 Trauma and the abiku: Literalising the collapse of national identity in Helen Oyeyemi’s The Icarus Girl
  10. 2 Homelessness, supernatural migrations and disconnected connectivity in the deterritorialised magical realism of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West
  11. 3 The transnational elite, the denial of human relatedness and gothic magical realism in Preeta Samarasan’s Evening Is the Whole Day
  12. 4 Writing the lightning: Family relatedness, transnational curses and metafictional magical realism in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
  13. Conclusion
  14. Index