I do like a lot of the authors pigionholed as hysterical realists (hystericists?), though.
Mar 29, 2010
ecbrenner
That's where I grabbed it from, yes. Maybe he's Southern? It sounds like it when I try to pronounce it.
Mar 29, 2010
bilby
Is Word Spy also responsible for that weird pronunciation?
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner
"(his.TAYR.i.cul ree.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by exceptional length, frenetic action, offbeat characters, and long digressions on topics secondary to the story. (Cf. magical realism.)" --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
‘hysterical realism’ has been looked up 521 times, added to 2 lists, commented on 4 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.
john I've always thought this should be related to catatonic expressionism.
I do like a lot of the authors pigionholed as hysterical realists (hystericists?), though. Mar 29, 2010
ecbrenner That's where I grabbed it from, yes. Maybe he's Southern? It sounds like it when I try to pronounce it. Mar 29, 2010
bilby Is Word Spy also responsible for that weird pronunciation? Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner "(his.TAYR.i.cul ree.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by exceptional length, frenetic action, offbeat characters, and long digressions on topics secondary to the story. (Cf. magical realism.)" --Word Spy Mar 22, 2010