Question: Who wrote the coming-of-age novel, set in the Canadian Prairies, that has a strong affiliation with the genre that expresses a primarily realistic view of the real world while also adding or revealing magical elements?
Sentence (from "Truth and Bright Water"): The novel embeds a number of magical features (such as the disappearing church) within painstakingly realist prose, showing its affiliation with Magic realism.
Relevant evidence: No