The Art Thief
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*The New York Times bestseller*
'Brilliant' - Sunday Times
'Gripping' - Observer
'Thrilling' - Economist
'His crime spree makes for a thrilling read' - The New Yorker
'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell
The true story of the world's most…
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1 author picked The Art Thief as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Art Thief is a narrative exposition of the long and bizarre career of one of Europe’s most “successful” art thieves (200 liftings over a decade, across Europe, valued at $2 billion); someone who stole not for profit, but out of a desire to be in the constant presence of incomparable beauty (and, clearly, had an addiction).
Some reviewers quibbled with the fact that Finkel’s is not the first book on the subject (who cares?), relied on speculative psychological analysis, etc. but as someone unfamiliar with the story, I found the book very entertaining, and read it in one sitting.
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