Editing Chocolat (novel) (section)

=== Magic ===
Magic is an important theme in the book, but a magic that is "intertwined with daily life, symbolized through food";<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bozorova |first=Mashkhura O. |date=2024-08-26 |title=MAGIC REALISM AND ITS APPLICATION IN JOANNE HARRIS’S NOVEL “CHOCOLAT” |url=https://mentaljournal-jspu.uz/index.php/mesmj/article/view/597 |journal=Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal |language=en |volume=5 |issue=06 |pages=45–50 |doi=10.37547/mesmj-V5-I6-06 |issn=2181-1547}}</ref> the "domestic magic" of cooking. The [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']] says:<ref name=":2" /> <blockquote>The gods of legend may dine well in their celestial palaces, but the true sorcery of cooking cannot take place unless the cook and the guests are mortal. This paradox of the human condition is surely one of the messages of Harris's book - "so much loving preparation, so much art and experience, put into a pleasure that can last only a moment."</blockquote>Harris speaks of approaching the idea of magic in a "pragmatic way," exploring the individual's perception of what magic means as well as the more traditional view, and saying: "if it works, you don't have to name it."<ref>{{Cite web |title=In the Studio - Joanne Harris - Writing Chocolat - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cmvp6k |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>