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Abstract

This research explores Usman T. Malik's Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan, emphasizing the book's masterful use of magical realism. It underscores the transformative capacity of literature in reshaping cultural frameworks within the Pakistani setting. It emphasizes how literature has the power to change cultural frameworks in the context of Pakistan. The study looks at how Malik creatively incorporates magical realism's fictive and imaginative aspects of magical realism. The study conducts a thorough examination of Malik's Midnight Doorways using a close reading textual analysis technique and the theoretical framework of magical realism. Malik creates a realm where the lines between the supernatural and the mundane blur by weaving fantastical and supernatural elements into realistic surroundings. This allows for a more in-depth examination of multilayered tapestries. It elaborates on the understanding of the complex interplay between social discourses, cultural expressions, and storytelling within the domain of modern Pakistani literature.