La magia de la realidad en «Un viejo que leía novelas de amor» de Luis Sepúlveda

Objective: To discover the trend of the magic of reality through the analytical study of the novel “Un viejo que leía novelas de amor”(The Old Man Who Read Love Stories) by the Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda. Methodology: Bakhtinian methods as well as a comparative analysis of this trend with dominant trends of Boom and Post-boom period, academic documents, several editions of the novel, extracts from the narrated story and literary interviews were used. Results: Certain dichotomies and ethical messages that show the author's literary symbolism on protection of the Amazon rainforest, and its tribes and animals are examined. There are answers to the questions regarding the existence of the trend in the magic of realityin the aforementioned novel by Luis Sepúlveda. Conclusions: Through the life of the old man Antonio Proaño within the Amazon rainforest, it becomes clear that the magic of reality is found within the dialogue and daily incidents of the novel’s protagonists, which focus the power of the words that represents the Latin American magical environment.