Mágikus realizmus a kortárs magyar prózában
Magic Realism in Hungarian Contemporary Non-Fiction

Characteristics of Hungarian Magic Realism in the Novels Esőváros by Éva Bánki and Isten hozott by Krisztián Grecsó

Summary/Abstract: In my essay I tried to reveal the characteristics of magic realism in Hungarian literature by the textual analysis of the novels Esőváros by Éva Bánki and Isten hozott by Krisztián Grecsó. These two novels emphasize the connection between narrative folk tradition and magic realism, but also unravel the basics of traditional folk writing. Storytelling, identity searching and isolation create a thematic base in both works. This magical activity is connected to the linguistic experience originating from historical fate, which is also the source of the magic-realistic language usage . These thematic and poetic attributes reveal the features of the possible variants of Central European magic realism, which carry in themselves the attributes of international definitions of notions and also the region’s typical literary traditions.

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