A Comparative Study of Magic Realism in Works of Neil Gaiman and Angela Carter


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https://doi.org/10.53032/TCL.2021.6.3.18

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Magic Realism, Fiction, Juvenile Literature, Supernatural

Abstract

Since the release of Gabriel Garciá Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Magical Realism has been in favour as a narrative style or genre in adult fiction. The representation of the genre in children’s and juvenile literature, on the other hand, is a recent trend; the components of the genre have been tracked and proven to be genuinely important in the interpretation of current children’s fiction, such as David Almond’s Skelling (1998). The aim of this paper is to look at the elements of magical realism in Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus works in this respect.

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Published

2021-08-30

How to Cite

Mahesh Chandra Tiwari. “A Comparative Study of Magic Realism in Works of Neil Gaiman and Angela Carter”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 6, no. 3, Aug. 2021, pp. 86-91, doi:10.53032/TCL.2021.6.3.18.