This capacious anthology has selections from the authors you would expect to find, from others you may be less familiar with, and from writers you might not expect to show up in this company. The result is a treasure trove of unusual fiction, one of the most exciting anthologies to appear in the last decade. This is a poet's companion, a student's delight, great bedside reading: the kind of book you'd take to a desert island!
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David Young was a professor of mine at Oberlin College (he is still there), and he proved that he is as sensitive an editor as he was a teacher. This book is especially illuminating in that it begins with selections that can be considered precursors to magical realist fiction. This provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of this genre, which enriches the reading of the stories included later in this volume.
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By John Conner
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This anthology is an excellent collection of Fantastic readings. Like all anthologies choices can be questioned: "How could David Young leave this out while including that?" But there is a large enough sampling collected to give anyone interested in Magical Realism his or her fill. I would venture to say that this "one book" would satisfy a marooned bibliophile for quite some time.
My favorites are Vladimir Nabokov's THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM and Julio Cortazar's AXOLOTL, but the rest of the canon includes other literary giants, making this a collection to return to often. It would be a great text for a grad seminar on Fantastic Literature. Highly recommended.
My favorites are Vladimir Nabokov's THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM and Julio Cortazar's AXOLOTL, but the rest of the canon includes other literary giants, making this a collection to return to often. It would be a great text for a grad seminar on Fantastic Literature. Highly recommended.
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By Steven Grey
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This is a great anthology for magical realism, with a great introduction explaining the term 'magical realism' and a nice mixture of work I was already familiar with and pieces and authors which were delightfully new to me. If you're looking for more short fiction of the genre, I'd suggest Black Water: The Book of Fantastic Literature which is a great volume of the fantastic (Fantastic fiction, I would say, is closely related to magical realism, especially in shorter fiction.)
Overall, this book has been a delight to read and is an excellent anthology.
Overall, this book has been a delight to read and is an excellent anthology.
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Published on October 31, 2009 by Jan Baross
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Out of the stories I've read from this anthology most have been extremely well written and effectively used the magical realist form. Read more
Published on March 8, 2007 by Rachel Corsini
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