magic realism in relation to absurdity, and therefore in relation to absurdism
“Like all stories of creators who bring life from the dead, his story began with a struggling butcher, who chased a gray cat, caught it, took off its studded collar, and slit its throat.” The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
a lifelong suspension of disbelief amongst knights of faith
also, what makes magic realism different than science fiction.
http://www.writing-world.com/sf/realism.shtml