Descrizione

Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16,5 cm). In Turkish. 112 p., many ills. his catalogue includes 226 magics and illusions of Hasna Zati Sungur, (1898-1984), was an internationally recognized Turkish stage magician. His professional magic shows at the Berlin Wintergarten theatre brought him great success. With a group of artists, he went on tour in France, Italy, Spain, North America, and then in 1922 in South America. He toured in Chile, Paraguay, Brezilya and Argentina with his own team of 10-12 magician's assistants and two trucks full of material. He gained great fame previously with the stage name "Count Sati von Richmond" and later with "Zati Bey". In 1924, he started to develop the magic trick of the thin model sawing, accomplishing its final version in 1930. This trick would be a contribution to the stage magic world. Zati Sungur returned home on May 7, 1936, and began to perform his shows in the Ses Theatre (aka French Theatre) in Istanbul. His fame spread quickly. He was awarded with lifelong exemption from city tax after a show attended by President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He toured across Turkey and in countries of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He received the "Grand Prize" at the 1975 Magic convention in Karlovy Vary, then in Czechoslovakia, with his trick "Magic Dice". In 1981, he was honored with the title "King of the Magicians" at the convention in the same city. He retired from active stage life in 1966, and established "Universal Sihirbazlik ve Illüzyon Hünerleri Stüdyosu" (Universal Stage Magic and Illusion Skills Studio), where he exhibited the magic trick instruments he had invented. His studio became the biggest production and distribution center in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He wrote and published two books about magic tricks and instruments. First and Only Edition.

Lingue: Turkish