{"product_id":"sorcerers-apprentice-tahir-shah-9781912383719","title":"Sorcerer's Apprentice","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a child in rural England, Tahir Shah first learned the secrets of illusion from a visiting Indian magician, the hereditary guardian of his ancestor's tomb. More than two decades later he set out to India on a quest: to study the form of magic used across the subcontinent on a daily basis by so-called 'godmen'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking his way to Kolkata, Tahir is taken on by Hakim Feroze, magician, illusionist, sadist, master, and irrepressible polymath, before embarking on what is described as a 'journey of observation'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShah's initiation into the brotherhood of Indian magicians makes for one of the most adventurous, enlivening, and downright bizarre travel books of its time. Lifting the lid on age-old illusions - such as human hibernation and levitation - \u003cem\u003eSorcerer's Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e established Shah as one of the leading travel writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is what it seems in this spellbinding tale. A rollercoaster of a read from start to finish, the travelogue reveals a secret underbelly of life that thrives across India, but which most authors hardly ever notice exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tahir Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912383713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912383719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Secretum Mundi Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.17d","brand":"Tahir Shah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982506459391,"sku":"9781912383719","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35c25640-fd4d-4651-a787-76f7fc14f085.jpg?v=1683261545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sorcerers-apprentice-tahir-shah-9781912383719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}