The Nose

What are some quotes in The Nose that uses magical realism?

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Then [Kovalev] halted as though riveted to earth. For in front of the doors of a mansion he saw occur a phenomenon of which, simply, no explanation was possible. Before that mansion there stopped a carriage. And then a door of the carriage opened, and there leapt thence, huddling himself up, a uniformed gentleman, and that uniformed gentleman ran headlong up the mansion's entrance-steps, and disappeared within. And oh, Kovalev's horror and astonishment to perceive that the gentleman was none other than—his own nose!

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This quote pinpoints the moment that Major Kovalev realizes that his nose has not only escaped, but also begun assuming the status of a high-ranked official paying social visits. This is magical realism at its finest: the equation of "gentleman" with "nose" is given no explanation. In addition, only Major Kovalev seems shocked and dismayed at this strange turn of events; there is a noticeable absence of any other perspectives.

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The Nose