Trade of the Tricks - Inside the magician craft

About the Book

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.