Roberto Giobbi

Roberto Giobbi (born May 1, 1959 in Basel ) is a Swiss magician and specialist author of card art .

life and work

After studying literature and linguistics, Roberto Giobbi worked as an interpreter and translator. In 1988 he turned his hobby of magic into a profession. Giobbi has published articles and essays on magic in journals in Europe and overseas. He has published over 50 books in 6 languages. His five-volume work "Grosse Kartenschule" is regarded worldwide as the standard work of card art and is the most widely translated magic book series in the history of magic.

Giobbi was a guest of many TV and radio appearances in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, USA, Japan and South America. He gives his performance as well as his lectures on the psychology of deception, presentation and communication in 5 languages that he speaks fluently. Giobbi is a member of the Escuela Magica de Madrid, a modern school of thought in the art of magic, which has 40 members worldwide. He lives and works as a freelance magician, seminar leader and specialist writer in Muttenz . Since 2015 he has been one of the permanent authors of the Austrian club magazine Aladin .

Prizes and awards

1987 Writer of the Year of MZvD
1988 Vice World Champion in the card art division at FISM
1990 Grand Prix at the Swiss Magic Art Championships
1991 Vice World Champion in the card art division at FISM
2015 FISM Award Theory & Philosophy

Works

Card Stories (1986)
Card Perfect (1987)
A Cardsharp's Dream (1987)
Fantasia in A flat major (1987)
Roberto Light (1988)
Roberto extra - light (1992)
Big Map School Volumes 1 to 5 (1992 to 2003)
Roberto super - light (1995)
Secret Agenda (2010)
Confidences (2012)
The Art of Switching Decks (2013)
Stand-up Card Magic: Card Art for Salon & Stage (2014)

Movies

2004 Swiss television documentary Il giardino dei giochi segreti about Giobbi

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Giobbi, Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss magician and specialist author for card art
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Basel