Japanese Magical Realism

Magical realism is a literary genre famous for unexplained fantastical encounters that pop-up in the otherwise everyday world.Today, we’re going to take a look at magical realism in Japanese fiction.We’ll start with defining magical realism, including a look at why that term is difficult and why some people think of it as controversial.Then we’ll turn to the history of magical realism in Japan and take a closer look at the work of Tomihiko Morimi, especially The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl.(...