Immerse yourself in the poetic and fascinating world of Guillaume Pavot with a totally original rope routine, new techniques, all richly illustrated with explanatory figures.
Following in the footsteps of the greatest
In this book, Guillaume Pavot analyzes famous rope routines that have left their mark on the history of magic, featuring figures such as Jean Merlin, Pierre Edernac, Jacques Delord, ...
A solid historical foundation
The entire work is supported by reliable and documented historical sources that corroborate the author's arguments throughout the reading. Because one must know their past to better build the future...
Features
15x21 cm format
316-page book in French
Softcover on creative paper
Pro tips
Gaëtan Bloom
"Sweet Joy, a strange title for a book that truly goes off the beaten path.
Much more than a routine, resolutely poetic, Guillaume Pavot offers us a literary stroll, incredibly rich in references, about most of the great figures, throughout time, of the rare magic of the ropes...
Also noteworthy are the style of the illustrations, of rare elegance, and the author's erudition, as young as he is passionate!…
It's a "Sweet Joy" that must be earned, as its meanderings are manifold... For all lovers of the art of rope magic, as well as all those who seek our magical history...
If you like Jacques Delord's books, this "Sweet Joy" will fill you with delight...like a treasure chest that you will have to seek out."
Francis Tabary
"LA DOUCE JOIE…a book of double joy! – The joy of discovering an original and poetic rope routine created by Guillaume Pavot. – The pleasure of holding an exhaustive and almost academic study of the history of Rope Magic throughout the world.
A book to be owned by all Magicians and historians keen to deepen their knowledge of the ART of rope."
Frantz Réjasse
"Rope magic is a niche... at the very heart of the niche that is illusionism.
While thousands of books are dedicated to card magic, those dealing with "rope players" are much rarer. And, among those, ones that are written in a way that is at once poetic, interesting, and breathtakingly exhaustive simply do not exist.
Well, until today. Because Guillaume Pavot's La Douce Joie has the luxury of being
a unique work in its category... Page after page, it explores rope magic with a sensitivity and depth rarely encountered in magical literature.
Whether you are a rope enthusiast or simply a curious magician, this book will offer you much more than techniques: a vision, an inspiration, and immense reading pleasure."
