TRADITIONS OF MAGICAL REALISM IN DANIEL KEHLMANN’S NOVEL "MEASURING THE WORLD"
Kazakova Yuliya Konstantinovna
Elabuga Institute of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Abstract. The article considers the reflection features of the magical realism traditions in the Daniel Kehlmann’s novel "Measuring the World". The author of the article focuses a special attention on the writer’s work philosophy where the reality transforms with help of the person mind and word magic and carries a powerful consolidating impulse. The article describes some characteristic phenomena of the magical realism; emphasizes the unity with the cult novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by G. Garcia Marquez.
Key words and phrases: магический реализм, латиноамериканская литература, Даниель Кельман, роман "Измеряя мир", мифологическое мышление, magical realism, Latin American literature, Daniel Kehlmann, novel "Measuring the World", mythological thinking
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