The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

About this book

#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.

About the author

Michael Finkel has 3 books in the store, published between 2015 and 2023, mostly in Biography & Autobiography.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9781984898456

Publisher

Vintage

Published

June 25, 2024

First published

June 27, 2023

Pages

240

Weight

9 oz

Editions

6 (Paperback · Hardcover · Paperback, Large Print · Audio CD)

Subject

Biography & Autobiography