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magic realism

style of literary fiction and art
Intangible art_movement Q147516
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Summary

magic realism is an art movement[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of art movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,344 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: fiction genre[3], form of art[4]
  • Subclass of: modern art[5], realism[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Magical realism[7]
  • Different from: magic realism[8]
  • Significant person: Galia Shabanova[9], Mario Bardi[10], metaphysical painting[11], Giorgio de Chirico[12]

Why It Matters

magic realism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0201116-magicky-realismus-umeni
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0201116-magicky-realismus-umeni, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 22w ago · TheWikipedian1250 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Die Fliege in der Kellergasse.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Magical Realism Concept Illustration.png"
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