The Art Thief
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Michael Finkel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."—The New YorkerA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub "Enthralling." —The Wall Street JournalStéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom. He felt like a king. Until everything came to a shocking end. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
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Author
Michael Finkel
Pages
240
Publisher
Random House
Published Date
2024-06-25
ISBN
1984898450 9781984898456
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"I'm not sure what to say about this except I really enjoyed the writing and details given in this book. It stays interesting all throughout and has one of the better openings that I've read. Also, for this book in particular, I would recommend reading it traditionally (physical copy or e-book) or combo (audio + book, what I did) because I found it hard to follow the details if I only listened, and I mean I would look away from the book only long enough to have a single sentence play without me reading and not understand well what happened. Maybe that was just a me thing.. 9/10🖼️"
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