A full-color graphic Memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the Life and mystery of China\'s greatest magician.
Her work primarily deals with themes of family, history, and memory..
Her critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam, was adapted from her same-named documentary film, and is on the American Library Association\'s list of "10 Best Graphic Novels for Teens." It was nominated for two Eisner Awards and won the Doug Wright Best Book Award for graphic novels in Canada.
About the Author: Ann Marie Fleming is an award-winning Canadian independent filmmaker, writer, and artist, born in Okinawa of Chinese and Australian descent.
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And every picture is true.
It\'s an exhilarating testament to a forgotten man.
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.
He was considered the greatest act in the history of vaudeville.
A mentor to Orson Welles.
An East-West ambassador.
A world traveler.
A theater owner.
A restaurateur.
An impresario.
A comic.
A magician.
He was an acrobat.
He ran away from Shangdung Province to join the circus.
Who was Long Tack Sam? He was born in 1885.
A full-color graphic Memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the Life and mystery of China\'s greatest magician
