Response 1
Aspects of magic and the supernatural play a key role in both “The Fourth Century” and “Death in the Andes." The use of magic and the supernatural however differs in the two books. The Fourth Century by Edouard Glissant tells the story of a young boy named Mathieu Beluse, who seeks to discover to country’s long lost history. The common expectation would be for him to look for information literature texts or other recorded materials, but the young boy is aware that the recorded versions are hugely distorted and are, therefore, not accurate. Here, aspects of magic and ...
