Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021.

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Päätekijä: Tasnim, Humyra
Muut tekijät: Mowtushi, Mahruba
Aineistotyyppi: Opinnäyte
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Brac University 2022
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spelling 10361-159692022-01-23T21:01:30Z Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities Tasnim, Humyra Mowtushi, Mahruba Department of English and Humanities, Brac University Magical realism Salman Rushdie Midnight’s Children Italo Calvino Invisible Cities Comparative literature. This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33). The term ‘magical realism’ is an amalgamation of oxymorons. The narrative mode allows you to discuss different perspectives on reality. The main object of this thesis is to do research study of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through the lens of magic realism, with an and emphasis on how magical realism explores the effects of colonialism in 20th century Italy and India. Moreover, it examines how renowned critics and scholars have applied the concept of magic realism. It also intends to emphasize on the traits of magic realism such as supernatural, imagination, reality, and the unknown. For this study, the collection of data has been qualitative through literary, analytical and theoretical explorations of magic realism. This thesis will be discussed how magic realism reflects these two (Midnights Children & Invisible Cities) selective novels. Humyra Tasnim B.A. in English 2022-01-23T06:09:55Z 2022-01-23T06:09:55Z 2021 2021-09 Thesis ID 17203012 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/15969 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 33 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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topic Magical realism
Salman Rushdie
Midnight’s Children
Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities
Comparative literature.
spellingShingle Magical realism
Salman Rushdie
Midnight’s Children
Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities
Comparative literature.
Tasnim, Humyra
Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021.
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title Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
title_short Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
title_full Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
title_fullStr Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
title_full_unstemmed Magical realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children and Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities
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