How is this passage from "The Nose" typical of the genre of magical realism?

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Madiron · Answer

where is the passage?

rockstarr · Answer

He put in his finger, and drew out ￼ a nose!
Ivan Jakovlevitch at first let his hands fall from sheer astonishment;then he rubbed his eyes and began to feel it. A nose, an actual nose;and, moreover, it seemed to be the nose of an acquaintance!Alarm and terror were depicted in Ivan's face; but these feelings were slight in comparison with the disgust which took possession of his wife.
"Whose nose have you cut off, you monster?" she screamed, her face red with anger.You scoundrel! You tippler! I myself will report you to the police!Such a rascal! Many customers have told me that while you were shaving them, you held them so tight by the nose that they could hardly sit still."

sammixboo · Answer

To put it in simple terms, magical realism is when there is a realistic world setting but with some magical aspects added to it. What part of this passage seems to be "magical"?