Tim Winton’s Blueback and Alexis Wright’s Carpentaria are both novels in this style. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this style of a novel that opens with a man claiming to be 139 years old. This literary style associated with Latin American novels like The House of the Spirits integrates fantastical elements into an everyday world.
ANSWER: magical realism [or magic realism; or realismo mágico; reject “realism”; reject “magic”]
[10h] The finger of Goon Tse Ying provides visions to the allegedly 139-year-old con-man Herbert Badgery in this novel. This magical realist novel ends with Hissao accidentally killing a rare bird he is smuggling.
ANSWER: Illywhacker
[10m] Illywhacker is a novel by this author. The two main characters of another novel by this Australian author make a bet to transport a glass church to Reverend Hassett.
ANSWER: Peter Carey (The other novel is Oscar and Lucinda.)
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