A must-have text for fans, instructors and students of magical realism who challenge the notion that the mode can only claim a South American domain.

from the Publisher:
"Drawing from a variety of contemporary literature?including such works as One Hundred Years of Solitude, Beloved, and Like Water for Chocolate?Schroeder explores magical realism as one of many common denominators in the literature of the Americas, challenging the notion that magical realism should be defined merely in terms of geography or Latin American history. By relying on an all-encompassing vision of this unique mode of writing, the author argues that the Americas share a literary tradition and validates the North American strain of the mode. In addition, she points to fundamentally similar approaches to fiction that illustrate the ways in which the Americas share a common literature and calls for increased Pan-American scholarship."

Look for a review of the book in an upcoming edition of Margin.