1st Edition
Magical Realism in Twenty-First-Century Transnational Fiction The Global Supernatural
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Trauma and the abiku: Literalising the collapse of national identity in Helen Oyeyemi’s The Icarus Girl
Chapter Two: Homelessness, supernatural migrations and disconnected connectivity in the deterritorialised magical realism of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West
Chapter Three: The transnational elite, the denial of human relatedness and gothic magical realism in Preeta Samarasan’s Evening is the Whole Day
Chapter Four: Writing the lightning: Family relatedness, transnational curses and metafictional magical realism in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Conclusion
Index
Biography
D. Chichester is an independent researcher specialising in contemporary global literature. His research focuses on the evolving landscape of magical realism and speculative fiction in the 21st century, with emphasis on how authors depict the experiences of migrants and their children. Holding a PhD from King’s College London, D. Chichester is committed to advancing scholarship in global literature and exploring the innovative ways authors creatively address today’s fragmented social realities.
