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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
by Ann Marie Fleming
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9781594482649 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
A full-color graphic memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the life and mystery of China's greatest magician.
Who was Long Tack Sam?
He was born in 1885. He ran away from Shangdung Province to join the circus. He was an acrobat. A magician. A comic. An impresario. A restaurateur. A theater owner. A world traveler. An East-West ambassador. A mentor to Orson Welles.
He was considered the greatest act in the history of vaudeville. In this gorgeous graphic memoir, his great-granddaughter, the artist and filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, resurrects his fascinating life for the rest of the world. It's an exhilarating testament to a forgotten man. And every picture is true.
Review:
"Fleming makes that kaleidoscope of influences accessible and virtually tangible, not only as they formed Long Tack Sam but also on her own essence. Very appealing for biography readers, twentieth-century world-history buffs, and comics enthusiasts alike." Booklist
Synopsis:
In this gorgeous illustrated memoir, the great-granddaughter of Long Tack Sam — China's greatest magician — resurrects his fascinating life for the rest of the world.
About the Author
Ann Marie Fleming is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writer and artist born in Okinawa, of Chinese and Australian parentage. Her films include the shorts Blue Skies and Room 712, and the features, The French Guy and The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam.
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Jonathan, January 4, 2008 (view all comments by Jonathan)
A strange-but-true tale of a Chinese magician who traveled the world and astounded audiences ... and then somehow died in obscurity and was forgotten even by his own family. Thankfully, his great-granddaughter was able to dig up his story and tells it in a scrapbook-comic format.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9781594482649
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Riverhead Books
- Manufactured:
- Riverhead Books
- Subject:
- Personal Memoirs
- Subject:
- Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
- Subject:
- Magicians
- Subject:
- China
- Copyright:
- 2007
- Publication Date:
- September 2007
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 170
- Dimensions:
- 8.96x6.16x.59 in. .82 lbs.
