The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

1st Riverhead trade pbk Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781594482649
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Riverhead Books
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Riverhead trade pbk Edition
DEWEY: 793.8092
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 170
Weight: 272g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 10mm