Sentences with phrase «about magic realism»

I was also interested in literature about magic realism written in that area and style, but I developed a certain interest for the metaphysical paintings and its surroundings.

There she hooks up with her outrageous transvestite friend (every girl's got ta have one) and enlists the aid of the sea goddess Yemanja (I warned you about the magic realism) to overcome her heartbreak.

Not exact matches

The truth is, «Woman on Top,» with its winkly - twinkly touches of magic realism and its travel - brochure tropical sensuality, isn't about anything as messy as sexuality.

«As we ended up championing a remarkable diversity of styles,» said Johnson, «there was much discussion about what these films mean about where cinema is headed — whether it be the immersive magic realism of «Uncle Boonmee», the ruthless neo-realism of «Winter's Bone», or the subversive mischief of «Exit Through the Gift Shop».»

In the beginning, when I was trying to sell my first novel, I had a weird experience of editors really wanting me to write, sort of magic realism set in the Caribbean, or about recent immigrants with a magical ability (I've had two editors actually give me that logline and ask if I'd be interested in writing that story, but it's just not there for me, I've got other stories still to tell).

The best way to get an editor who has no bias against spirituality or magic realism is to ask about it directly and also check out prior books edited to get a sense of where this candidate is coming from.

Ms. Gallagher called the work an example of magic realism, a story about the highway «as a sick child,» she said.