The term 'Magical Realism' was first prominently applied to literature by Cuban author ________.
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Alejo Carpentier
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Mario Vargas Llosa
Answer: Alejo Carpentier
Carpentier coined the term 'lo real maravilloso' (the marvelous real) in the prologue to his 1949 novel 'The Kingdom of This World'.