|Question 14Verbal

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Scholars cite Mr. President, the 1946 novel by Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, as a foundational text of magical realism, the Latin American style of fiction in which antirealistic plot devices-often borrowed from the spiritual and narrative traditions of Indigenous and colonial societies in the Americas-are deployed in an otherwise realistic mode of representation typical of the modern novel. This style has exerted a decisive influence on authors around the world, including Olga Tokarczuk, whose 1996 novel Primeval and Other Times resembles classic magical realist novels in its juxtaposition of literary realism with folklore-namely, that of Poland.
Which quotation from a literary scholar would most directly support the claim in the underlined portion of the text?
"Like many works in the Latin American magical realist tradition, Primeval and Other Times is indebted to antirealistic elements in the folklore of Poland."
A
"While Primeval and Other Times alternates between realistic and antirealistic modes of representation, details suggesting the influence of Polish folklore nevertheless occur throughout the novel."
B
"Although Polish folklore clearly informs the style and occasionally antirealistic plot of Primeval and Other Times, the novel also shows the inarguable influence of the magical realist tradition of Latin America."
C
"The logic of the realistic plot of Primeval and Other Times is repeatedly and productively disrupted by the presence of imagery and situations drawn from Polish folklore."
D