Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural offers a much-needed re-evaluation of magical realism, moving beyond traditional postcolonial frameworks to explore its vibrant evolution in the 21st century. Analysing the works of contemporary authors like Helen Oyeyemi, Mohsin Hamid, Preeta Samarasan and Junot Díaz, this book explores how magical realism has been adapted to depict the complex, fluid identities and experiences of migrants and their children in a globalised world. By employing the psychoanalytic concept of relationality, it examines the intricate interplay between cultures, beliefs and personal narratives. Challenging outdated notions of ‘magic’ versus ‘realism’ this study reveals how the supernatural is used to express the disorientation, paradox and trauma of transnational lives. This book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the enduring creative power of magical realism.

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Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural offers a much-needed re-evaluation of magical realism, moving beyond traditional postcolonial frameworks to explore its vibrant evolution in the 21st century. Analysing the works of contemporary authors like Helen Oyeyemi, Mohsin Hamid, Preeta Samarasan and Junot Díaz, this book explores how magical realism has been adapted to depict the complex, fluid identities and experiences of migrants and their children in a globalised world. By employing the psychoanalytic concept of relationality, it examines the intricate interplay between cultures, beliefs and personal narratives. Challenging outdated notions of ‘magic’ versus ‘realism’ this study reveals how the supernatural is used to express the disorientation, paradox and trauma of transnational lives. This book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the enduring creative power of magical realism.

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Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

by D. Chichester
Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural
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Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural

by D. Chichester

Overview

Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction: The Global Supernatural offers a much-needed re-evaluation of magical realism, moving beyond traditional postcolonial frameworks to explore its vibrant evolution in the 21st century. Analysing the works of contemporary authors like Helen Oyeyemi, Mohsin Hamid, Preeta Samarasan and Junot Díaz, this book explores how magical realism has been adapted to depict the complex, fluid identities and experiences of migrants and their children in a globalised world. By employing the psychoanalytic concept of relationality, it examines the intricate interplay between cultures, beliefs and personal narratives. Challenging outdated notions of ‘magic’ versus ‘realism’ this study reveals how the supernatural is used to express the disorientation, paradox and trauma of transnational lives. This book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the enduring creative power of magical realism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781040436585
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/25/2025
Series: Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 238

About the Author

D. Chichester is an independent researcher specialising in contemporary global literature. His research focuses on the evolving landscape of magical realism and speculative fiction in the 21st century, with emphasis on how authors depict the experiences of migrants and their children. Holding a PhD from King’s College London, D. Chichester is committed to advancing scholarship in global literature and exploring the innovative ways authors creatively address today’s fragmented social realities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One: Trauma and the abiku: Literalising the collapse of national identity in Helen Oyeyemi’s The Icarus Girl

Chapter Two: Homelessness, supernatural migrations and disconnected connectivity in the deterritorialised magical realism of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

Chapter Three: The transnational elite, the denial of human relatedness and gothic magical realism in Preeta Samarasan’s Evening is the Whole Day

Chapter Four: Writing the lightning: Family relatedness, transnational curses and metafictional magical realism in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Conclusion

Index

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