Sorcerer's Apprentice (Shah book)

Sorcerer's Apprentice is a travel book by Anglo-Afghan author, Tahir Shah.

Sorcerer's Apprentice
First US edition cover
AuthorTahir Shah
IllustratorTahir Shah (photos)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIndia, magic, folklore
GenreTravel
PublisherWeidenfeld and Nicolson
Publication date
1998
ISBN1-55970-580-9
OCLC46422213
793.8/092 B 21
LC ClassGV1545.S29 A3 2001
Preceded byBeyond the Devil's Teeth 
Followed byTrail of Feathers 
Editions: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Indian, US, Czech

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The book is Shah's account of his travels throughout India and his meeting with godmen, sadhus, and street sorcerers. He had embarked on the trip to locate an Indian illusionist who he had met as a boy in rural England and from whom he had learned magic tricks. The illusionist had been assigned as a guardian to Shah's great-grandfather's tomb.[1] On his trip, he met a variety of such characters,[2] many of whom run confidence tricks and scams.[3]

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