Exploring Magic Realism in Salman Rushdie's Fiction

by Ursula Kluwick

Kluwick breaks new ground in this book, moving away from Rushdie studies that focus on his status as postcolonial or postmodern, and instead considering the significance of magic realism in his fiction. Rushdie's magic realism, in fact, lies at the heart of his engagement with the post/colonial.

In a departure from conventional descriptions of magic realism--based primarily on the Latin-American tradition--Kluwick here proposes an alternative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415897785
• ISBN13: 9780415897785
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"