The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism, Comics & Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Author: Ann Marie Fleming ISBN: 9781101652909
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: September 4, 2007
Imprint: Riverhead Books Language: English
Author: Ann Marie Fleming
ISBN: 9781101652909
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: September 4, 2007
Imprint: Riverhead Books
Language: English

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.

Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

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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.

Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

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