realism

Back in the 1970s, a genre called magical realism put Latin American literature on the map.

Sounds like magical realism to me.

Carpentier’s work is actually a precursor to magical realism, and it would go on to influence authors like Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende.

It majorly influenced the Boom writers of the 1960s, who often manipulated reality through magical realism, a style that incorporates fantastical elements into real-world settings.