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Much has been published about Marceau, some of it in words to describe his art, and much of it in photographs to show it. Among his many talents, Marceau was also an author, and wrote or contributed to a number of books himself, some created especially for children.

Books about Marcel Marceau
	APOSTLES OF SILENCE: THE MODERN FRENCH MIMES by Mira Felner
	FROM THE GREEK MIMES TO MARCEL MARCEAU AND BEYOND: Mimes, Actors, Pierrots, and Clowns: A Chronicle of the Many Visages of Mime in the Theatre by Annette Lust; Foreword by Marcel Marceau One of the few studies covering the historical flow of mime from its beginnings to postmodern movement theatre, this book explores the evolution of mime and pantomime from the Greeks to the twentieth century, depicting the role of mime in dance, clowning, the cinema, and verbal theatre throughout the centuries. Read more >>
	MARCEL MARCEAU by Harald von Pawlikowski-Cholewa This book, comprised mostly of photos, captures Marceau in his solo works as well as in duo and ensemble works with his company members. Read more >>
	MARCEL MARCEAU FROM THE WINGS by Brian Bourke
	MARCEL MARCEAU: LA POETICA DEL GESTO by Patrizia Iovine Rome: Europa Edizioni, 2015
	MARCEL MARCEAU: MASTER OF MIME by Ben Martin Photographer Ben Martin reveals the world's most famous Mime artist in the studio, onstage, and off stage, through pages of color and black & white photos. Also includes a brief history of Mime and a profile of Marceau's personal and artistic life. A must for fans of Mime and Marceau. Read more >>
	MARCEL MARCEAU: MASTER OF MIME (Kar-Ben Biographies) by Gloria Spielman Fully illustrated with colorful drawings, this biographical book for children covers Marcel Marceau's life from his childhood in Strasbourg, France, to his success as the world's most famous mime performer. It discusses his artistic childhood influences, and delicately but directly tells of events in his life during the Nazi occupation of France . . . Read more >>
	THE MARCEL MARCEAU ALPHABET BOOK by George Mendoza Marcel Marceau takes children on a visual journey through the alphabet. Each letter is represented by a word, and each word is brought to life by Marceau in a single pose that says so much more. Read more >>
	THE MARCEL MARCEAU COUNTING BOOK by George Mendoza Marcel Marceau takes children on a visual journey from the number 1 through the number 20. With each new number he wears a new hat, and with each new hat he takes on a new character. Read more >>
	MONSIEUR MARCEAU: ACTOR WITHOUT WORDS by Leda Schubert
	MARCEL MARCEAU (100 PERSONAJES) por Pedro Badran Padaui
	MARCEL MARCEAU : ACHT PANTOMIMEN von Max Jacobi Interview mit fotografien Fotos von Max Jacobi, aufgenommen anlässlich einer deutschland-tournee von Marcel Marceau im frühjahr 1965.
	MARCEL MARCEAU : WELTKUNST DER PANTOMIME. NACH GESPRÄCHEN AUFGEZEICHNET VON HERBERT JHERING
	LE MIME MARCEL MARCEAU : ENTRETIENS ET REGARDS AVEC VALERIE BOCHENEK
	MARCEL MARCEAU von Eva Wisten
	MARCEL MARCEAU OU L'AVENTURE DU SILENCE Interview and text by Guy and Jeanne Verriest-Lefert
	MARCEL MARCEAU: POETICS OF GESTURE by Patrizia Iovine Casadei Libri, 2018
	L'ART DU MIME - Interview
	THE STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEWS: FILM AND THEATER by Studs Terkel. Includes an interview with Marcel Marceau from 1960.
Books by Marcel Marceau, in whole or part
	THE MIME by Jean Dorcy, and essays by Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Marcel Marceau. In this mid-twentieth century examination of the birth of Modern Mime in France as a new art form, Jean Dorcy follows the search for a return to skilled physical expression on the stage. Read more >>
	BIP IN A BOOK by Marcel Marceau and Bruce Goldstone (story); Photographs by Steven Rothfeld Version française du livre
	THE STORY OF BIP by Marcel Marceau Marceau's childlike innocence takes flight as his everyman character Bip soars through the heavens and the Earth and discovers what he truly values about our world and its people. Read more >> Deutsche Version des Buches
	PIMPORELLO: A FABLE FOR ALL AGES by Marcel Marceau, Robert Hammond
	MIMES ON MIMING: WRITINGS ON THE ART OF MIME edited with historical notes by Bari Rolfe (includes an essay by Marceau) Contains over sixty selections from the writings of famous mimes, theater people, dancers, choreographers, critics, historians and teachers. Ms. Rolfe traces the development of mime itself and its manifestations in theater, film and dance. Using the performers' own words, the book begins with ancient Greece and Rome and brings us to the present. Read more >>
	BIP TRÄUMT. von Marcel Marceau. Nachgedichtet von Klaus Möckel. Mit Illustrationen des Autors.
	DIE GESCHICHTE VON BIP. Geschichte und Abbildungen von Marcel Marceau. Deutsche von Ingrid Weixelbaumer.
	LES RÊVERIES DE BIP by Marcel Marceau, with illustrations by the author In this book of poems, the master of silent gesture expresses himself through the art of the written word. Read more >>
	SUR LA POINTE DES PIEDS by Françoise Reiss In one part of this book, Marcel Marceau defines the rapports between mime and dance.
Books with forewords, prefaces, or introductions by Marcel Marceau
	BEYOND THE WORD: THE WORLD OF MIME by Stefan Niedzialkowski, with Jonathan Winslow; Foreword by Marcel Marceau "In my 30 years of performing professionally...I have not spoken a single word as an actor, nor have I had the urge to do so." So writes international mime theater artist and teacher Stefan Niedzialkowski in this inside look at the mental and physical ingredients of an art form that communicates beyond the word. Read more >>
	FROM THE GREEK MIMES TO MARCEL MARCEAU AND BEYOND: Mimes, Actors, Pierrots, and Clowns: A Chronicle of the Many Visages of Mime in the Theatre by Annette Lust; Foreword by Marcel Marceau One of the few studies covering the historical flow of mime from its beginnings to postmodern movement theatre, this book explores the evolution of mime and pantomime from the Greeks to the twentieth century, depicting the role of mime in dance, clowning, the cinema, and verbal theatre throughout the centuries. Read more >>
	CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S ONE-MAN SHOW by Dan Kamin; Foreword by Marcel Marceau Here at last is a book which explains in depth the art of cinema's most luminous figure. . . . For the first time a professional mime gives an insider's view of Chaplin's craft, demonstrating how Chaplin transformed his genius at stage mime into a staggering cinematic achievement. Read More >>
	CIRCUS SMIRKUS: A True Story of High Adventure and Low Comedy by Rob Mermin; Foreword by Marcel Marceau
	INITIATION AU MIME de Pierre Richy et Jean-Christophe de Mauraige; Avant-Propos de Marcel Marceau. Traité d'initiation à l'art du mime avec de nombreux croquis de gestes, de positions corporelles, et d'expressions physionomiques, y compris un chapitre sur la fabrication de masques. Suite > >
	INSIDE DANCE by Murray Louis; Foreword by Marcel Marceau
	MÉTAMORPHOSES DE LA VIE À LA SCÈNE par Hervé Bruhat; Préface du mime Marcel Marceau
	ON THE HIGH WIRE by Philippe Petit; Preface by Marcel Marceau
	L'OPERA DI PECHINO (The Peking Opera) by Renata Pisu, Haruo Tomiyama; Preface by Marcel Marceau
	THE THEATRE OF MARVELS by Marian Hannah Winter; Preface by Marcel Marceau
	GEHEIMNIS DER MARIONETTE (Secret of the Puppet) by Tankred Dorst; Foreword by Marcel Marceau

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