Great video! Regarding Magical Realism there’s also an emerging (or ressurgance) genre of “dark fiction” within North American Indigenous literature which feels like Magical Realism’s horror loving cousin. Stories in the anthology “Never Whistle at Night” present this really well. What I’m looking forward to is a new wave of Filipino Magical Realism which makes sense since it’s a former Spanish colony and as a Filipino Canadian who read House of the Spirits in High School, the style really resonated with me.
Thanks for sharing! I will be sure to check out Never Whistle at Night. I'm looking forward to seeing what Filipino Magical Realism does next. I learn something new everyday.
Well said. All the stories I write are magical realism. I typically write them quite dry and technocratic, so the contrast to the supernatural element is quite stark.
Know that chasing subscribers by appealing to the taste of the masses is the fast lane to decline. Do what you love and you will get the attention of likeminded souls. This was a great video.
Because you are fundamentally wrong in thinking of magic realism as the "use of a literary technique". It is an attitude to life. No wonder, it is said that North Americans do not get magic realism. Besides, the " Other writers" That you mention, preceded Garcia Marquez. Rulfo and Borges were GGM's masters.
Thank you for your insightful comment. I truly appreciate the perspective you’ve shared, as it helps me to understand a different way to think about magical realism. You’re right that magical realism is much more than just a literary technique-it’s a way of seeing life where the magical and the mundane coexist seamlessly. I realize now that my explanation may have leaned too much toward the technical aspects, of the genre, but I wouldn't have made the video at all if I didn't think it would be something that North American Christians should be aware of. I also appreciate you pointing out the historical context and the importance of authors like Juan Rulfo and Jorge Luis Borges. Although García Márquez is better know, their influence on him and the development of magical realism is profound, and I should have made it more clear that he came after. I understand what you mean about magical realism being an "attitude to life." It’s a reminder that this genre reflects a deeply rooted cultural perspective, one that might not always resonate in the same way across different cultures. But this is the very point I am making in the video. Physicalism and rationalism are also an attitude toward life. And North American Christians are hugely influenced by it. I think we need to do all kinds of things to gain a larger perspective of reality--and one way is to read stories from other places, not necessarily because they are true, but because they are not a product of Western-rationalist-physicalist-individualistic-humanism. I hope that makes sense. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts. I’ll reflect on this as I continue exploring and discussing magical realism in future content.
Great video! Regarding Magical Realism there’s also an emerging (or ressurgance) genre of “dark fiction” within North American Indigenous literature which feels like Magical Realism’s horror loving cousin. Stories in the anthology “Never Whistle at Night” present this really well. What I’m looking forward to is a new wave of Filipino Magical Realism which makes sense since it’s a former Spanish colony and as a Filipino Canadian who read House of the Spirits in High School, the style really resonated with me.
Thanks for sharing! I will be sure to check out Never Whistle at Night. I'm looking forward to seeing what Filipino Magical Realism does next. I learn something new everyday.
Well said. All the stories I write are magical realism. I typically write them quite dry and technocratic, so the contrast to the supernatural element is quite stark.
Wow, really? That totally makes sense.
Magic realism is not at all an intrinsically Latin American genre, they're just the best at it.
I lost more than a few subscribers because of this video. Why do you suppose that is?
Know that chasing subscribers by appealing to the taste of the masses is the fast lane to decline. Do what you love and you will get the attention of likeminded souls. This was a great video.
@andreasboe4509 Thank you. And I agree; it's not about subscribers. After each video I complete, I am very excited to share it.
Because you are fundamentally wrong in thinking of magic realism as the "use of a literary technique". It is an attitude to life. No wonder, it is said that North Americans do not get magic realism. Besides, the " Other writers" That you mention, preceded Garcia Marquez. Rulfo and Borges were GGM's masters.
Thank you for your insightful comment. I truly appreciate the perspective you’ve shared, as it helps me to understand a different way to think about magical realism.
You’re right that magical realism is much more than just a literary technique-it’s a way of seeing life where the magical and the mundane coexist seamlessly. I realize now that my explanation may have leaned too much toward the technical aspects, of the genre, but I wouldn't have made the video at all if I didn't think it would be something that North American Christians should be aware of.
I also appreciate you pointing out the historical context and the importance of authors like Juan Rulfo and Jorge Luis Borges. Although García Márquez is better know, their influence on him and the development of magical realism is profound, and I should have made it more clear that he came after.
I understand what you mean about magical realism being an "attitude to life." It’s a reminder that this genre reflects a deeply rooted cultural perspective, one that might not always resonate in the same way across different cultures. But this is the very point I am making in the video. Physicalism and rationalism are also an attitude toward life. And North American Christians are hugely influenced by it. I think we need to do all kinds of things to gain a larger perspective of reality--and one way is to read stories from other places, not necessarily because they are true, but because they are not a product of Western-rationalist-physicalist-individualistic-humanism. I hope that makes sense.
Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts. I’ll reflect on this as I continue exploring and discussing magical realism in future content.