Trade of the Tricks : Inside the Magician's Craft / Graham Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Graham, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magic tricks.

Magic.

Magician.

Local Subjects:

Magic tricks.

Magic.

Magician.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION. Men of a Thousand Hands

ONE. An Apprenticeship in Cunning

TWO. The Social Life of Secret Knowledge

THREE. Potency and Performance

FOUR. Business as Un-Usual

FIVE. Conjuring Culture

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786613278586

9781283278584

1283278588

9780520950528

0520950526

OCLC:

749264268