Trade of the Tricks

Inside the Magician's Craft

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Graham Jones

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Hardback

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From risqué 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.

Author Biography:

Graham M. Jones is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Release date Australia

September 14th, 2011

Author

Graham Jones

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

15 b-w photographs

Pages

308

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9780520270466

Product ID

10830765

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