"However, magical realism is a separate and distinct movement from surrealism.": this presumes that surrealism is a literary movement; it is not. --Daniel C. Boyer
Love the "specific ring into a particular volcano" line!
The following paragraph could be clearer: "Note that magic realism often arises in societies with repressive, authoritarian, or totalitarian governments, and may represent an accommodation to a severely dangerous form of political reality. On the other hand, magic realism has spread beyond these confines." Is this referring to fictional societies, fiction trends within real societies, or what? --Suitov
Magic Realism is not referring to fictional societies or fictional trends within real societies. Literary Magic Realism originated out of Latin America, which is historically infused with totalitarian governments, and by Latin American authors, who have had to live under these regimes. -ML
I really think René Magritte should be mentioned in this article. - MZ