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The presence of the magical realist mode in Tokarczuk’s work has important implications for the study of magical realism in general and Polish literary studies in particular. By using these and other magical realist narrative techniques, Tokarczuk deftly questions dominant discourses of Polish history and culture, such as that of the “Recovered Territories” or the power of religious faith. In both novels, Tokarczuk’s poetics of the Word (Logos) becomes key to establishing a sense of magical realism in the texts. In Primeval, Tokarczuk presents a world that exists at the intersection between cyclical (mythical) and linear times in House the novel asserts historical order through the dominance of space over time. While Tokarczuk herself rejects the label “magical realism,” her novels exhibit such key magical realist characteristics as disruption of rationally ordered time and space, the rejection of dominant historical and cultural narratives, an exploration of alternate epistemological forms of inquiry, and literalization of language, metaphor, and imagination.

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the magical realist mode of writing in two novels by Polish author Olga Tokarczuk: Primeval and Other Times (1996) and House of Day, House of Night (1998). Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd Keywords: Olga Tokarczuk magical realism Primeval and Other Times House of Day, House of Night contemporary Polish literature 2003 by Olga Tokarczuk (Author), Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator) 38 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover Paperback from 47.22 2 Used from 47. Subject(s): Cultural history, Novel, Polish Literature, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010) Olga Tokarczuk House of Day, House of Night (Writings from an Unbound Europe) Paperback 28 Feb. See search resultsfor this author Olga Tokarczuk(Author), Antonia Lloyd-Jones(Translator) 4. If I liked House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk, what should I read next The Books of Jacob The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years Ferdydurke.

Magical Realism in Olga Tokarczuk’s Primeval and Other Times and House of Day, House of Night Author(s): Ewa V. House of Day, House of Night (Writings From An Unbound Europe) Hardcover Februby Olga Tokarczuk (Author) Visit Amazons Olga Tokarczuk Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Magical Realism in Olga Tokarczuk’s Primeval and Other Times and House of Day, House of Night

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