Sorcerer's Apprentice (travel book)
 First US edition cover | |
| Author | Tahir Shah |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Tahir Shah (photos) |
| Language | English |
| Subject | India, magic, folklore |
| Genre | Travel |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld and Nicolson |
Publication date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 1-55970-580-9 |
| OCLC | 46422213 |
| 793.8/092 B 21 | |
| LC Class | GV1545.S29 A3 2001 |
| Preceded by | Beyond the Devil's Teeth |
| Followed by | Trail of Feathers |
| Editions: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Indian, US, Czech | |
Sorcerer's Apprentice is a travel book by Anglo-Afghan author, Tahir Shah.
Overview
As a child in rural England, Tahir Shah learned the first secrets of illusion from an Indian magician.[1] More than two decades later he set out in search of this conjurer, the ancestral guardian of his great grandfather’s tomb. Sorcerer’s Apprentice is the story of his quest for, and initiation into, the brotherhood of Indian godmen. Learning along the way from sadhus, sages, avatars and sorcerers – it’s a journey which took him from Kolkata to Chennai,[2] from Bangalore to Mumbai, in search of the miraculous. A quest for the bizarre, wondrous underbelly of the subcontinent, Shah’s travels lift the veil on the East’s most puzzling miracles. Revealing confidence tricks and ingenious scams, Sorcerer’s Apprentice exposes a side of India that is often hidden from the eyes of visitors, perhaps because of the limits of their own observation.[3]
Reviews
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice and other Shah books on Mondo Ernesto
- Review from April 15, 2001 on Kirkus Reviews
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- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on All About India
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on Secret Art Journal
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on Reflections
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on Publisher's Weekly
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on GLOBOSapiens
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on LiveJournal
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on OpenBDB
- Review of Sorcerer's Apprentice on Jewish World Review