The Art Thief

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4.8

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

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published Date

2023-06-27

ISBN

0525657339 9780525657330

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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🖼️"

Mare

"A man and his girlfriend steal millions of dollars worth of art, potentially billions. They never show it to anyone, sell it, or give it away. But eventually they get caught! Such a good book. In a lot of ways, is a similar odd tale like The Stranger in the Woods, the authors most recent book. "