Vikash Kumar and UK Sharma
This article explores the historical evolution, concepts, and defining traits of magic realism, emphasizing its significance in postcolonial literary analysis through the lens of Faris’ theoretical framework and others. Using grounded theory as the methodological approach, the study draws on authoritative texts and scholarly journals, employing systematic documentation and thematic analysis to interpret the data. The findings reveal that magic realism dissolves the binary opposition between the magical and the real, blending them into a transformative narrative realm. Historically, Western rationalist frameworks have marginalized the magical, associating it with the East, the Other, or indigenous traditions, thereby institutionalizing a hierarchical view of reality as a mechanism of power. By intertwining the magical and the real, magic realism challenges this perspective, offering a medium for postcolonial writers to critique dominant ideologies and reclaim suppressed voices. Through the analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Nina Sibal’s Yatra: The Journey, this study demonstrates how magic realism becomes a critical narrative strategy, allowing authors to reconstruct histories, challenge colonial paradigms, and reimagine cultural identities within postcolonial context.
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