Magic realism
Magic realism, is a hugely important topic for us (spanish speakers) since it influenced Latin American authors so hard, magic realism is often thought about as a latina american movement even though its origins go back to Neue Sachlichkeit.
Anyway, all nationality aside, all magic realism works are, in my opinion, incredibly good. I wouldn't go as far as saying it is better than surrealism in my book; but I am willing to say that it is within a shout of being AS good. And the reason I like it so much is not that far away from the reason why I love surrealism. And it is because, reality, in books, plays, paintings and almost any art form is very boring, and by adding things to it that couldn't otherwise exist, makes it so much better. Things everyone would love to see happen in the real world but can't, if not in books or else. Things that would make the world so much more interesting than it is now, and yet, it is all kept down to earth without exagerating and keeping it realistic. It is a near perfect combination of realism and fantasy. Although, it must be said, complete fantasy and abstraction and senselessness is more interesting.
One, and well probably the only one I'm familiar with and have read, García Márquez, not that I don't know any of the others, is one of my favourite authors. I'd be happy to read all his books and then pretend I didn't get them, so I could read them all over.
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