The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam: An Illustrated Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594482649)

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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Author: Ann Marie Fleming
ISBN-10: 1594482640
ISBN-13: 9781594482649
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2007 pg. 589
Kirkus Best Books 06/15/2007 pg. 4
Booklist 08/01/2007 pg. 57
Entertainment Weekly 10/12/2007 pg. 79
Library Journal 01/15/2008 pg. 72
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2008 pg. 11
Voya Top Ten Graphic Nvls/Teen 04/01/2008 pg. 7