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Fiction Short Stories Eduardo García Aguilar (France), Rajeev Balasubramanyam (India), A.J. LeFlahec (France), Anna Maria Ortese (Italy) Novel Excerpt from Catharine Leggett's young adult novel manuscript, The Invention of Paradise (Canada) Poetry Magical Realist Verse Giles Goodland (England), Robert Perchan (South Korea), Sarah Sloat (Germany), Gloria Hickok Vando (US/Puerto Rico) Columns Deus Ex Machina: Industry Reports Translators: Magical Realism's necessary decryption experts Latino Forum Valenzuela (Argentina), Traba (Colombia), de Vallbona (Costa Rica), Garro (Mexico), Porzecanski (Uruguay) Retrospective Quartet Uslar-Pietri (Venezuela), Bontempelli (Italy), Rushdie (UK/India), Murakami (Japan) Spotlight Capek (Czechoslavakia), Croutier (Turkey), Dermôut (Indonesia), Farah (Somalia), Irani (India), Morgner (Germany), Nadás (Hungary), O'Brien (Ireland), Pelevin (Russia), Ugresic (Yugoslavia), Wendt (Samoa), Yoshimoto (Japan)

Nonfiction Essay "Reconsidering the Origins of Tibetan Magical Realism: Lo real maravilloso and magical realism in Tashi Dawa" ~ Patricia Schiaffini Analysis "Mayai—Waziri Wa Maradhi: Magic Realism in Euphrase Kezilahabi's long time unpublished story" ~ Elena Bertoncini-Zúbková Interview "When the Elephants Dance: An Interview with Tess Uriza Holthe" ~ Michelle Caswell Blogosphere A Motley Vision || William Morris's "Criticism: Mormon Magic Realism? Reviews Mia Couto ~ Lies That Tell The Truth ~ N. Scott Momaday ~ The Great Water (film) ~ Touré Quick Picks Allende (Chile) ~ Banerjee (India) ~ Brautigan (US) ~ Chandra (India) ~ Firan (Romania) ~ Flanagan (Australia) ~ Gombrowicz (Poland) ~ Gonzalez (US) ~ Head (Botswana) ~ Hongo (US) ~ Jünger (Germany) ~ Kis (Serbia) ~ Mezlekia (Ethiopia) ~ Naranjo (Costa Rica) ~ Reidy (New Zealand) ~ Schonstein (South Africa) ~ Tekin (Turkey) ~ Van Heerden (South Africa) ~ Vassilikos (Greece) ~ Yamashita (US) Film Discussion Degrading the Image Is it possible to make a magical realist film? Garrett Rowlan examines work by Coover (US), Rushdie (UK/India), Martel (Canada), Saramago (Portugal) and García Márquez (Colombia)

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