A mother lives in Ohio in the aftermath of the Civil War with the child she murdered as a slave. A poor Nigerian boy, who is also an abiku or spirit child, fights supernaturally corrupt politicians to ...

In Knives Out, Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas) becomes an agent of the film’s magical realism. Claire Folger/Lionsgate; photo-illustration by Eric Vilas-Boas/Observer Whether it takes the form of a ...

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the author of top magical realism book "The Water Dancer," attends a panel at The Apollo Theater on February 27, 2018 in New York City. Magical realism is a genre that has been ...

We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature. Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, magical realism in literature and other media combines fantasy ...

Lucia Debernardini is a Features writer for Collider, as well as a London-based screenwriter and filmmaker. Her short comedy film Finsta has been showcased at the Aesthetica Film Festival and won the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s not all about butterflies and levitation. Some people I know recoil at the mention of the fictional mode ...