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In an enchanted world, where does mystery begin? Two authors pose this question in new novels out this spring. In Pages of Mourning by the Mexican magical realism interrogator-author Diego Gerard ...

There was a time not so long ago when Latin American literature, as it appeared on college syllabi, in critical discourse, and in writers' own spheres of influence, summoned up the whimsical and ...

There’s a delightful mystery called “The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra” by Vaseem Khan that weaves in a touch of magical realism. Magical realism refers to a story that takes place in the ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! In Rebecca Serle’s new book “Expiration Dates ...

Magic realism is defined as what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to ...

BOGOTÁ — The 19th century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky began defining his work with the concept of “fantastic realism” in his columns in Vremya, a monthly magazine founded and edited by himself ...

If you read a Gabriel García Marquez book in high school, or were into Jorge Luis Borges in college, then there’s a new Twitter bot that’s sure to slake your literary thirst. Magic Realism Bot pays ...

In Rebecca Serle's new book “Expiration Dates: A Novel,” the protagonist, Daphne, knows when her relationships will end. A slip of paper always shows up with a name and a number for how long they will ...

Author Rebecca Serle often adds elements of magic to her writing. In her last book “One Italian Summer,” she writes about a woman who goes on vacation and meets a younger, more carefree version of her ...