If the existence of vampires doesn't shock anyone, but the fact that they're vampires is constantly being pointed out, it's Urban Fantasy.If most people do not believe in the existence of vampires, but the protagonists finally realize that they are real, it's Supernatural Fiction.Rule of thumb: Say there are vampires in New York.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Midnights Children, and Beloved are defining examples of magical realism. Also, the way that religious and horror fiction are distinct enough to be distinguished from fantasy even when they fit its basic definition of containing unscientific elements, the same is true for magical realism. The literary world outside of Latin America so closely associates the region with magical realism that the McOndo movement (for which see below) exists chiefly to prove that not everything literary that comes from Latin America involves magic and angels. On the other hand, the inclusion of well-written magical realism into the canons of Lit Fic is historically well supported, as Latin America's major 20th-century authors mostly wrote in this genre. "Magical realism" is sometimes misused to explain why a favorite work is literary fiction and thus somehow superior to genre fiction like Fantasy and Science Fiction. It has a connection to surrealism, dream logic, and poetry. Magical realism is a story that takes place in a realistic setting that is recognizable as the historical past or present.
Or perhaps it's just a quirky vibe that infuses the environment ( Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks).
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Tchotchkes telling the heroine what to do ( Wonderfalls) or the ghost of your father showing up at odd intervals to offer personal and/or professional advice ( Due South). In Magic Realism, events just happen, as in dreams.
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