Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-300) and index.
Contents
1. Definitions and locations : magical realism between modern and postmodern fiction -- 2. "From a far source within" : magical realism as defocalized narrative -- 3. Encoding the ineffable : a textual poetics for magical realism -- 4. "Along the knife-edge of change" : magical realism and the post-colonial dynamics of alterity -- 5. "Women and women and women" : a feminine element in magical realism.
