Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

---

 
Nikobakht.N. , PH.D.
Raminnia.M. 
 
Abstract:
 
This article defines and clarifies the concepts and principles of Magical Realism based on the literature critics and opinion makers. Then Ahle Ghargh fiction is analyzed with due regard to magical realism features and specifications.
 
Magical realism is a modern style in contemporary story writing in which the factors of reality and imagine are combined. The result is a work no similar to the story constructive elements. The style includes making use of reality and imagines combination in such a skillful way that all the imaginative and unreal events are seemed completely real and natural and the reader accept it simply. Unlike most of the opinion makers view points, magical realism is a branch of realism school and can not be regarded as a separate literary school for it has special fundamentals and structure and is not new. It is totally coordinated with realism school.
 
Ahle Ghargh fiction is one of the major works written in magical realism based style in our country. It is more and more influenced by this style in characters and atmosphere making. Presence of some imaginative elements such as sea Elf, ugly Giant, main character of the fiction being semi-human and … have classified the fiction as the realism work. The writer have combined the reality and imagination well but reduce its reliability when reports or interpret the events.
 
 

Keywords: Key words: magical realism, contemporary story writing, Ahle Ghargh

Full-Text [PDF 207 kb]   (1406 Downloads)    

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:

---