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The Art Thief

Hardback
BuchGebunden
240 Seiten
Englisch
Simon & Schuster UKerschienen am22.06.2023
The true story of the world's most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stephane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than 200 heists over nearly ten years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe - Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than 300 objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser's strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in his home, where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable appreciation for art and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict's need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend's pleas to stop - until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. This is a riveting story of art, crime, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. As a real page-turner that seems almost unbelievable in its twists and turns, The Art Thief explores the true story of the art collector who went to extreme lengths to expand his personal collection - and the thrill of the heist that kept him going. mehr
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KlappentextThe true story of the world's most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stephane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than 200 heists over nearly ten years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe - Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than 300 objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser's strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in his home, where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable appreciation for art and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict's need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend's pleas to stop - until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down. This is a riveting story of art, crime, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost. As a real page-turner that seems almost unbelievable in its twists and turns, The Art Thief explores the true story of the art collector who went to extreme lengths to expand his personal collection - and the thrill of the heist that kept him going.
ZusammenfassungThis is the true story of art thief Stephane Breitwieser, who stole over 300 art pieces in the course of 200 heists.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4711-8623-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum22.06.2023
Erstverkaufstag22.06.2023
Seiten240 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht455 g
Illustrationen1x8pp colour
Artikel-Nr.16667094
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GenreRomane Hardcover

Inhalt/Kritik

Kritik
'His crime spree makes for a thrilling read' The New Yorkermehr

Autor

Michael Finkel ist Journalist und Autor von "True Story - Spiel um Macht", einem Thriller und gleichnamigen Kinofilm (2015). Er schreibt für National Geographic, GQ, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic und The New York Times Magazine. Finkel lebt mit seiner Familie in Montana. Zuletzt erschien von ihm im Goldmann Verlag Der Ruf der Stille.