Memoirs of a Sword Swallower - Brossura

Mannix, Daniel P.

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ISBN 10: 0965046958 ISBN 13: 9780965046954

Casa editrice: Re-Search Pubns, 1996

Riassunto

<div><i>Memoirs of a Sword Swallower</i> is Daniel P. Mannix's autobiography as a sword-swallower with a traveling sideshow, illustrated with photos from the 30s and 40s taken by the author. An example of Classic Americana, this book offers a portrayal of a vanished world of working-class performance artists who earned a living by their unique bodies and imaginations. Stars include the Fat Lady, the human beanpole, the Ostrich man who ate broken glass, and many more. The "tricks" behind eating fire and swallowing swords are explicated with clarity and candor. This book will appeal to all who speculate about the outer limits of pain, pleasure, and revulsion. Mannix went on to become the supreme noir historian of the 20th century, penning <i>Those About to Die</i> (about the Roman games in the Colosseum), a biography of Aleister Crowley called <i>The Beast, The Hellfire Club</i> (about an upper-class British secret society), and many more. Mannix was sent a membership card from Anton LaVey's Church of Satan, although like Marcel Duchamp and Groucho Marx he was not a joiner, preferring to remain staunchly independent.</div>

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Book by Mannix Daniel P

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Re-Search Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0965046958
• ISBN 13: 9780965046954
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile