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The Art Thief

A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
240 Seiten
Englisch
Penguin Random Houseerschienen am27.06.2023INT
#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 Yorker

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub

"Enthralling." The Wall Street Journal

Stéphane 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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Klappentext#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 Yorker

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub

"Enthralling." The Wall Street Journal

Stéphane 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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ISBN/GTIN978-1-5247-1248-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum27.06.2023
Erstverkaufstag27.06.2023
AuflageINT
Seiten240 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht299 g
Illustrationen1 FRONTISPIECE; 2 MAPS; 8PP 4C
Artikel-Nr.60180783
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Kritik
It is romantic to liken art thieves to Pierce Brosnan s glamorous character in The Thomas Crown Affair. The reality is far less charming. Case in point: Stéphane Breitwieser, one of the most successful art thieves of all time. From roughly 1994 to 2001, Breitwieser executed more than 200 heists. The book s first lesson? Europe has a lot of understaffed historic buildings. The second? Even a kleptomaniac with delusions of grandeur can be made mildly sympathetic in the hands of a skilled writer.
Bloomberg

This is an absorbing and astonishing portrait of a fascinating and complicated character a riveting story of obsession and misplaced brilliance.
Kirk Wallace Johnson, best-selling author of The Feather Thief and The Fishermen and the Dragon

"In this masterful true crime account, Finkel traces the fascinating exploits of Stéphane Breitwieser, a French art thief who stole more than 200 artworks...turning his mother s attic into a glittering trove of oil paintings, silver vessels, and antique weaponry....Drawing on art theory and Breitwieser s psychology reports, Finkel speculates on his subject s addiction to beauty....It s a riveting ride."
Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The tale of a strong candidate for the title of 'most prolific art thief ever....' Finkel s play-by-play of each theft has the pacing and atmosphere of a good suspense tale....The author describes each acquisition as well as Breitwieser's simple but effective methods....Finkel s extensive research, survey of art history, and hours of interviews with his subject combine for a compelling read."
Kirkus

"From the opening chapter, Finkel s tight prose heightens the drama of each theft, as Breitweiser and his girlfriend Anne-Catherine Kleinklaus, who serves as his lookout, enter Belgium s Rubens House amid visitors and guards....A fascinating read. Finkel will have art history and true crime lovers obsessively turning the pages of this suspenseful, smartly written work until its shocking conclusion."
Library Journal
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