Alejo Carpentier

Alejo Carpentier’s wrote The Kingdom of This World in 1948, a foundational text in the category of magical realism. He outlines the objectives and essential characteristics of the variety, which he called “lo real maravilloso,”the “marvelous real.” Carpentier choses to write on the perspective of an indefinite slave, which is none other than Ti-Noël, who was the main point of view of one of the Revolution. Carpentier sees the Revolution’s as a successes, as he moves the narrative away from…

Abida Bibi Ms. Shumaila Noreen Research Methodology (ENG_514) 13th Feb, 2015 MAGICAL REALISM IN THE LIFE OF PI BY YANN MARTEL 1. Introduction: The term “Magical realism” is defined in different ways. Magical realism in art refers to a twentieth century movement which was started by European artists after World War 1 and which was followed by a second period that began in North America a decade later. The earliest period of Magical Realism began around 1919. Magical realism is a field where…

Introduction The term Magic Realism was originated by Franz Roh, a painter and an art critic in Germany during1920s. Later the term was used by Central American writers such as Alejo Carpentier in their works during 1940s and after that in 1955 the term was employed by Latin American writersAngel Flores and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and gradually it drew worldwide attention. Although the term took its root in Europe later it revolutionized Latin America. Therefore all the periods are inter-linked…