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  2. Speculative fiction - Wikipedia

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    A variation on this term is "speculative literature". [34] The use of "speculative fiction" in the sense of expressing dissatisfaction with traditional or establishment science fiction was popularized in the 1960s and early 1970s by Judith Merril, as well as other writers and editors in connection with the New Wave movement. However, this use ...

  3. List of literary movements - Wikipedia

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    Magical realism: A literary style and movement in which magical elements appear in otherwise realistic circumstances. Most often associated with the Latin American literary boom of the 20th century [50] Gabriel García Márquez, Octavio Paz, Günter Grass, Julio Cortázar, Sadegh Hedayat, Nina Sadur, Mo Yan, Olga Tokarczuk: Neo-Romanticism

  4. Slipstream fiction - Wikipedia

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    Other science fiction authors and fans claim "that slipstream is a term that lumps together metafiction, magical realism, surrealism, experimental fiction[,] counter-realism", and postmodern writing, and/or applies to a story with themes coming from one or more of these literary influences. [1]

  5. Fantasy literature - Wikipedia

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    Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults.

  6. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Literary fiction is any fiction that attempts to engage with one or more truths or questions, hence relevant to a broad scope of humanity as a form of expression. [citation needed] Genre fiction is fiction written to appeal to fans of a specific genre. [12] There are many sources that help readers find and define literary ...

  7. Magical realism - Wikipedia

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    Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between speculation and reality. [1]

  8. Contemporary fantasy - Wikipedia

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    He notes the distinction between this genre and magical realism, crediting Greer Watson, [5] but says that there can be overlap. [ 4 ] Grzegorz Trebicki describes "contemporary" fantasy works "set in our 'primary' world, in which the textual reality has been enriched by various fantastical elements, usually borrowed from particular mythologies ...

  9. Outline of fantasy - Wikipedia

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    For example, jazz is a genre of music. Fantasy is a genre of fiction, and more specifically, a genre of speculative fiction. Genre of fictionfiction is a form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). Although fiction often describes a major branch ...