 German magic realist paintings influenced the Italian writer Massimo Bontempelli, who has been called the first to apply magic realism to writing, aiming to capture the fantastic, mysterious nature of reality.In 1926 he founded the magic realist magazine "900.Novecento," and his writings influenced Belgian magic realist writers Johan Daisne and Hubert Lampo.Roh's magic realism also influenced writers in Hispanic America, where it was translated as "realismo mágico" in 1927.