Trade of the Tricks - Inside the Magician's Craft (Hardcover, New)

From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, "Trade of the Tricks" offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their astonishing deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. In a book brimming with humor and surprise, Jones shows how today's magicians marshal creativity and passion in striving to elevate their amazing skill into high art. The book's lively cast of characters includes female and queer performers whose work is changing the face of a historically masculine genre.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Graham Jones
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	308
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27046-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Other public performances & spectacles > Conjuring & magic
LSN:	0-520-27046-0
Barcode:	9780520270466

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