The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
My friend Ann Marie has just published a book!
The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam is 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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