Roh's magic realism also influenced writers in Hispanic America, where it was translated in 1927 as realismo mГЎgico. In 1926, he founded the magic realist magazine 900.Novecento, and his writings influenced Belgian magic realist writers Johan Daisne and Hubert Lampo. German magic-realist paintings influenced the Italian writer Massimo Bontempelli, who has been called the first to apply magic realism to writing, aiming to capture the fantastic, mysterious nature of reality. :вЂЉ9вЂ“10 He also believed that magic realism was related to, but distinct from, surrealism, due to magic realism's focus on material object and the actual existence of things in the world, as opposed to surrealism's more abstract, psychological, and subconscious reality. :вЂЉ9вЂ“11 :вЂЉ33 Roh identified magic realism's accurate detail, smooth photographic clarity, and portrayal of the 'magical' nature of the rational world it reflected the uncanniness of people and our modern technological environment. In 1925, German art critic Franz Roh used magischer Realismus to refer to a painterly style known as Neue Sachlichkeit ('New Objectivity'), an alternative to expressionism that was championed by German museum director Gustav Hartlaub.

The term first appeared as the German magischer Realismus ('magical realism'). 5.3 Later development: incorporating the fantastic.In Polish literature, magic realism is represented by Olga Tokarczuk, the 2018 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature. In Kannada literature, the writers Shivaram Karanth and Devanur Mahadeva have infused magical realism in their most prominent works. In Japanese literature, one of the most important authors of this genre is Haruki Murakami. In Bengali literature, prominent writers of magic realism include Nabarun Bhattacharya, Akhteruzzaman Elias, Shahidul Zahir, Jibanananda Das and Syed Waliullah. In English literature, its chief exponents include Neil Gaiman, Salman Rushdie, Alice Hoffman, Nick Joaquin, and Nicola Barker. Irene Guenther (1995) tackles the German roots of the term, and how an earlier magic realist art is related to a later magic realist literature meanwhile, magical realism is often associated with Latin-American literature, including founders of the genre, particularly the authors Gabriel GarcГa MГЎrquez, Isabel Allende, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Miguel ГЃngel Asturias, Elena Garro, Mireya Robles, RГіmulo Gallegos and Arturo Uslar Pietri. The term was influenced by a German and Italian painting style of the 1920s which were given the same name. The term magic realism is broadly descriptive rather than critically rigorous, and Matthew Strecher (1999) defines it as 'what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe.' The term and its wide definition can often become confused, as many writers are categorized as magical realists. Magical realism is often seen as an amalgamation of real and magical elements that produces a more inclusive writing form than either literary realism or fantasy. :вЂЉ1вЂ“5 Despite including certain magic elements, it is generally considered to be a different genre from fantasy because magical realism uses a substantial amount of realistic detail and employs magical elements to make a point about reality, while fantasy stories are often separated from reality. Magical realism, perhaps the most common term, often refers to literature in particular, with magical or supernatural phenomena presented in an otherwise real-world or mundane setting, commonly found in novels and dramatic performances.

It paints a realistic view of the world while also adding magical elements, often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.

Magic realism is a style of literary fiction and art.

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