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Which is the best definition of the term “magic realism”?
a narrative genre of literature that takes ordinary events and makes them seem extraordinary to the reader
a narrative genre closely linked to nineteenth-century writers throughout the Americas and Europe
a narrative genre that can be traced to the history of European colonialism throughout the world
a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction

Answer 1

Correct answer: "a narrative genre characterized by its use of fantastic or mythic elements in otherwise realistic fiction."

Brief explanation: Magic realism blends supernatural, mythic, or fantastical elements into a realistic, everyday setting and treats them as ordinary. The other choices are narrower or misleading—magic realism isn't simply making ordinary events seem extraordinary, isn't limited to nineteenth-century writers, and while it has links to postcolonial and Latin American contexts, it isn't defined solely by colonial history.