Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magical Realism

Paper Summary:

Gabriel Garcia Marquez and his works are inextricably linked to a style of literature known as magical realism, which is a type of literature that is usually characterized by elements of the fantastic woven into the story with a serious presentation. This paper examines how Garcia Marquez uses this element in his works, such as in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Leaf Storm".

From the Paper:

"In his 1955 book, "Leaf Storm," Marquez set a new direction to Colombian literature by experimenting with linear time (Cohn). He suspended the forward movement of time through the experiences of the individual characters and of the town itself (Cohn). His use of time reduplicates at the level of form the historical and social situations in a town where the flow of time is no longer significant."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cohn, Deborah. "The paralysis of the instant: the stagnation of history and the stylistic suspension of time in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'La hojarasca.'" College Literature. March 22 1999. Retrieved February 14 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
• Fuguet, Alberto. "Magical Neoliberalism." Foreign Policy. July 01 2001. Retrieved February 14 2006 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
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