This is narrative nonfiction you'll want to read aloud, tell people about at parties, and generally recommend to anyone with an inquisitive mind and a sense of humor. It starts 20 years ago, when, as a young boy living in England, Shah is visited by Hafiz Jan, the burly Pushtun caretaker of Shah's ancestor's mausoleum in Burhana (northern India). Hafiz Jan spends several weeks in England, in which he bonds with the boy and teaches him many feats of "magic" before returning to India. Fast-forward 20 years as Shah tracks down Hafiz Jan with the intention of resuming his studies in illusion. After a joyous reunion, complemented by comically monumental feasts, Shah is sent to learn from Hafiz Jan's master, the famous sorcerer Hakim Feroze.
From this point on, Shah encounters scams and cons to put any American grifter to shame, and a busload of outlandish characters. Predictably, after confidently announcing that one has to beware on the infamous Farakka Express train, he gets slipped a......

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Title: The Sorcere's Apprentice
Approximate Word Count: 649
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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1. The Sorcere's Apprentice
   

   The Sorcere'S Apprentice. This is narrative nonfiction you'll want to read
   aloud, tell people about at parties, and generally recommend ... ...