Magical Realism in The Fantasy Novel Entitled Archipelagos by Sleepiniglo

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the existence of magical realism and literary mythology connections in Sleepiniglo's novel Archipelagos. The novel is set in a magical school world full of magic but integrated with everyday life. The approach used is qualitative with descriptive method. The data source comes from the long narrative in the novel in the form of words, phrases sentences and paragraphs that are analyzed as a concrete representation of the elements of magical realism. Data collection techniques were carried out by reading the entire text, accompanied by note-taking techniques to mark relevant quotes. The analysis was conducted by classifying the data based on the five characteristics of magical realism according to Wendy B. Faris (2004), namely Irreducible elements, The phenomenal world, Unsettling doubts, Mergin realms, Disruption of Time, Space, and Identity. The results show that Archipelagos presents magical elements that are naturally present in the story world, blends with the constructed reality, and creates ambiguity between the real and the magical, but also presents the distinctive characteristics of magical realism that expand the reader's experience and open up a deep space of interpretation.