Mr. Crowley's publisher reminds us that he's been hailed as a magic realist, but that label won't do.

The new generation of magic realists, suckled on comic books and science fiction, features the fantastical rather than diverting it to a story's margins.

She is less magic realist than shameless romantic.

She is, in short, the very antithesis of a magic realist.

If Raymond Carver had ever made it to the Amazon, he might have become a magic realist and written stories about men who found no diamonds.

More nearly expressionist than magic realist, "The Letter" uses irrational elements to portray the deforming powers of passion.

Filippo De Pisis, who is often associated with metaphysical art, can also be seen as a magic realist.

This is a wonderful piece of magic realist writing detailing the history of a Polish village throughout the twentieth century, from 1914 to the 1980s.

His novels can be considered as magic realist.

The Cuban Alejo Carpentier is another described as a "magic realist".