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Entre confidences et révélations, le grand illusionniste du XIXe siècle Jean‑Eugène Robert‑Houdin raconte comment naît une vocation et se forge un art. Dans ce récit mêlant souvenirs, coulisses et réflexions, il dévoile avec élégance l’apprentissage, la patience et l’ingéniosité qui transforment un curieux en « sorcier ».

Jean Robert-Houdin was a Frenchman widely known as the father of modern conjuring. Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini later paid tribute to his skill by adopting his name. In addition to being a gifted magician and conjurer, he was the creator of a trick that became extremely popular. He called it "Second Sight". All the mind reading tricks and performances we see today came from Houdin's original inspiration. This audiobook is extraordinary in that it actually explains the secrets of many of his conjuring tricks.