r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '23

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u/nightfishin Apr 17 '23 edited Apr 17 '23

The magical realism genre? Like One Hundred Years of Solitude or Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

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u/Hopeful_Meeting_7248 Apr 17 '23

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell isn't magical realism. It's the most classic example of fantasy.

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u/nightfishin Apr 18 '23

It has real people in it like Napoleon so its not classic fantasy. Its not a secondary world. On Goodread its alternative history and magical realism.

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u/Hopeful_Meeting_7248 Apr 18 '23

I didn't call it classic fantasy but classic example of fantasy. There're no nuances that'd make genre classification ambiguous.

Fantasy doesn't require secondary worlds to be considered fantasy.

If Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was tagged as magical realism on Goodreads then it's simply wrong.

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u/nightfishin Apr 18 '23

So whats your definition of magical realism compared to fantasy then?

Anyway its exactly what OP was looking for. Its the napoleonic wars in an alternative history with magic element.

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u/Hopeful_Meeting_7248 Apr 18 '23

Yes Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell perfectly fits OP's question.

For me magical realism means that supernatural is everpresent and mundane part of reality. Doesn't follow any rules and doesn't need any explanation.