Japanese Magical Realism
Description
Magical realism is a literary genre famous for unexplained fantastical encounters that pop-up in the otherwise everyday world.
Today, we’re going to take a look at magical realism in Japanese fiction.
We’ll start with defining magical realism, including a look at why that term is difficult and why some people think of it as controversial.
Then we’ll turn to the history of magical realism in Japan and take a closer look at the work of Tomihiko Morimi, especially The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl.
(CW: brief mention of fictional suicide attempt)
Notes and sources at the podcast episode website.
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