Onstage before an indifferent crowd of noblemen and women, a second-rate magician, desperate to do real magic for once, whispers a spell that brings an elephant crashing through the roof of the opera house, crushing the legs of the noblewoman Madam LaVaughn. Peter realizes that either Vilna Lutz or the fortuneteller is lying to him. The fortuneteller declares that Adele lives, that an elephant will guide Peter to her, and that truth constantly changes. Instead of using the money Vilna Lutz gives him to buy food one day, Peter asks a fortuneteller about Adele. Vilna Lutz told Peter that Adele died at birth, which Peter begins to question. Vilna Lutz is subject to fevers, during which he raves about war. Under Vilna Lutz’s dubious tutelage, Peter trains to be a soldier like his father. Now, Peter lives in a tiny attic apartment with his guardian, the old soldier Vilna Lutz, in the city of Baltese. Peter sorely misses the love and security he felt with his family. His soldier father died on the battlefield his mother went into labor upon hearing the news and died after giving birth to Peter’s sister, Adele. The story opens in wintertime in the distant past. Pagination in this guide refers to the 2009 Candlewick edition. Netflix is currently producing an animated film adaptation of the novel, slated for release in 2023. He realizes that the poor animal is heartbroken and wants to go home, so he promises to help.The Magician’s Elephant was adapted for musical theater and premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in October 2021.
Peter goes to the countess’s house and sees the elephant. Police officer Leo Matienne, who lives below Peter, tells him that the countess is putting the elephant on display the following Saturday. However, a countess who desperately wants attention soon buys the elephant and places it in her ballroom.
Peter can’t find the elephant’s exact location. The magician is in jail, and, since he failed to send the elephant back to where it came from, the pesky pachyderm resides in a horse stable. Then one day he hears that a magician conjured one, which promptly fell through the roof of the city’s opera house and crippled Madame La Vaughn. She will lead you there,” the fortune teller says. The fortune teller confirms that Peter’s sister is still alive, but finding her won’t be easy. But when he sees the fortune teller, Peter knows he can’t leave the market without asking about his long-lost sister, whom he’s been told is dead. Orphan Peter Augustus Duchene walks to the market in Baltese to buy food as his guardian, the former soldier Vilna Lutz, instructed.
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