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Book Synopsis“
On the High Wire is fascinating to read. You will learn about the man, his work, his passion, his tenacity and lucidity” (Marcel Marceau)
Trade Review"In the hand it feels like a guidebook and reads like a dream diary. The book is both of those things." -- Michigan Quarterly Review
"What most recommends
On the High Wire is the voice of its author. Petit’s style, true to his title of the Magician of High Altitudes, captivates." -- Zach Davidson - The Brooklyn Rail
"What sets Philippe in a class all his own is his restless quest to conquer the greatest physical heights, achieving a precise balance of chaos and creativity. He is an inspiration." -- Mikhail Baryshnikov
"Philippe Petit is an artist whose theater is the sky." -- Robin Williams
"This is a book of instructions to those who will dare one day the impossible. It shows the art to fill and illuminate the Void, a void between two towers, two edges of a ravine, or two planets, or the space between heart and mind. A wire connects what would have been separated in loneliness forever. I salute you, Philippe, the Fragile Man of the Wire, the Emperor of the air. Like Fitzcarraldo you are one of the ever so rare and wondrous men: a Conquistador of the Useless. I bow my head in reverence." -- Werner Herzog
