Which of the following novels use magic realism?
- A. The Shadow Lines
- B. One Hundred Years of Solitude
- C. Midnight's Children
- D. Beloved
- E. Kanthapura
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Correct answer: B. B, C and D only
Explanation
García Márquez (1967), Rushdie (1981) and Morrison (1987) blend the marvellous with the real. Ghosh's The Shadow Lines and Rao's Kanthapura are realist, Kanthapura told in the manner of a sthala-purana.
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