When people use the term magic realism, usually they only mean 'magic' and they don't hear 'realism', whereas the way in which magic realism actually works is for the magic to be rooted in the real. It's both things. It's not just a fairytale moment. It's the surrealism that arises out of the real.
Salman RushdieOnce you put a thought into the world, it can be disagreed with, but it can't be unthought.
Salman Rushdie