The Comparison of Magical Realism Characteristics in Chinese and Egyptian Contemporary literature Magical Realism and Heritage Roots

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Department of Chinese Language - Faculty of Al-Alsun - Ain Shams University

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The so-called magic realism refers to from the thirties of the 20th century to 80' s popular about half a century Latin American literature genre. Magic realism works mainly mysterious, legendary, magical and realistic combination of reality. the works are bizarre fantasy mood, some life in the real situation, hallucinations and reality seamless. Chinese contemporary literature rich in Chinese culture and rich in Arabian culture of contemporary Egyptian literature, are a very rich source of magic. With the ancient civilization, rich cultural traditions of Chinese and contemporary Egyptian literature are in varying degrees by the impact of Latin American realism, the contemporary writers also recognized that they accepted the Latin American magic realism and the impact of their representative writers. Chinese and Egyptian contemporary writers from Chinese and Egypt's long history and culture to absorb nutrition, can take root, flourish. Thus, the creation of a lot of lead the world of human works. magic realism of Chinese and Egyptian writers is not purely imitating and copying foreign magical realism, but not consciously combined with the Chinese and Arab traditional culture, history and reality, Formed a unique Chinese and Arabic-style magic realism. The writers of the two countries succeed in achieving creative breakthroughs in the process of accepting and integrating.

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