Mirza Athar Baig's novel Ghulam Bagh is a unique novel that combines astonishment and reality in its story. Through his distinctive style and unique subjects, Mirza Athar Beg has established his own identity in literature. The cultural and civilizational collapse that occurred after the global wars of the 20th century profoundly affected the human mind. As a reaction, a technique was introduced in literature and arts that kept the human mind away from reality. Magical realism is also a product of that era, which was used in creative works to depict post-colonial and post-modern conditions in Latin America and later in Europe. In magical realism, supernatural, extraordinary, and unseen experiences are presented in a way that they appear to be real, and the reader's mind accepts them. The analysis of Ghulam Bagh incorporates the elements of magical realism. This novel contains numerous elements of magical realism, including a plot filled with forgotten stories, extraordinary characters, events, and the coexistence of the real and supernatural worlds, the manipulation of time, and the use of dreams. The strange and unusual events and characters in Ghulam Bagh are rooted in our cultural and religious beliefs, which are presented in a magical and divine manner. Like Latin American writers, Mirza Athar Baig has used this style to present political, social, and post-colonial realities and the unevenness of post-modernism.

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