ESSAY ON: Isabel Allende: Magical Realism

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This research paper: Isabel Allende's work contains magical realism to heighten the reality in her novels. Allende says there is “a fundamental difference between imagination and fantasy. Fantasy is made up of fairytales, which do not have a basis in real life. Imagination is the exaltation of reality.” (Zapata-Whelan). Her books have “elements of imagination” such as “gross exaggeration” and “recurrent use of premonition, of coincidence” (Zapata-Whelan), and hyperbole, events that don’t occur in real life – all technical elements of magical realism. Explored via critics, text and Allende interviews are Of Love and Shadow, Paula and My Invented Country. Bibliography lists 8 sources. jvAllnde.rtf


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