Twenty-five years ago, Ludwig Hanemann-Punx, a German magician, passed away. His style of interpreting magic was and continues to be influential for generations. "The Glass Heart" is one of the most famous routines associated with Punx, and his performance is still popular today. But storytelling magic wasn't his only specialty. He was one of the first in Germany to cultivate the "Magic of the Mind" and set standards there with his German and English publications.
What is still missing, however, is a biography that traces Punx's rich and exciting life.
Ulrich Rausch, who created the "Punx Sourcebook" a good 20 years ago to document everything by and about Punx scattered around the globe. Following individual articles and lectures, he is now presenting the first volume of his biography, the "Punx Project." And there's much interesting and previously unknown to discover.
In the 1930s, Ludwig Hanemann was an active member of the Magic Circle. He founded a local circle, served as deputy circle leader, and was one of 12 men on the MZ's advisory board under President Helmut Schreiber. He organized the International Congress in Frankfurt in 1938 and was the first author to produce his own special issue of "Magic." While a prisoner of war in England, his friendship with Lewis Davenport helped him, and there he began to consider how to elevate magic to an art form. The result was a four-part, dramatically structured evening program, each part dedicated to a different literary figure. Years later, he would receive the highest award for magicians for this: the Hofzinser Ring.
In the 1950s, he became known nationwide as the first regular television magician and published a magic box and a booklet of card tricks for the general public.
In the 1970s, he explored supernatural phenomena beyond the realm of magic. After publishing hundreds of individual articles, he began a series of "Experiments with Superspace," a collection of his magic stories, and his "Farewell Performance" in book form. With these publications, he made a name for himself, especially in the USA.
He died in Munich on February 2, 1996, at the age of 89, leaving behind a rich treasure for the magic world, which is now being examined in its entirety for the first time. Documents that were previously little known to the public are being presented. They broaden our view of the exceptional artist Punx. And some surprises emerge: for example, the fact that he patented a sex aid in addition to two magic tricks, his humorous poems, which he recited in the Order of Cockaigne, or a philosophical reflection on death.
Table of Contents
1 Foreword
2 Introduction to the Punx Project
Tabular CV
3 The sources
List of Sources Punx Part 1 “The Monographs”
4 The Munich Congress 1936
5 The Frankfurt Congress 1938
Sources Punx Part 2 "The Frankfurt Congress in the 'Magic'"
6 cover stories
7 The Poet
8 The patents 1949 – 1970
9 About Death
10 Appendix
160 pages, format Din5, flexible colored cover, 57 illustrations
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