The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.
Format: Book
Edition: 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Description: 170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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.
Subjects:
Long Tack Sam, 1885-1961 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Magicians -- China -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Long Tack Sam, 1885-1961 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Magicians -- China -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.
ISBN:
9781594482649
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN Magical Fleming | Ballentine Indoors | Graphic Novel | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-169).