The Art Thief
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The Art Thief
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Narrated by:
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Edoardo Ballerini
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By:
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Michael Finkel
About this listen
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 Stéphane 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.
©2023 Michael Finkel. All rights reserved. (P)2023 Penguin Random House Audio US. All Rights Reserved.
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- Katherine Wilson
- 11-07-2023
A brilliant and intriguing insight
A wonderful and compelling insight into the crimes of a compulsive aesthete. Well written and performed.
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- Davide Isola
- 24-10-2023
Wonderful performance and great work
Finkel has investigated this so well, I listen twice and ordered a printed copy. He takes the listener into the mind of a compulsive criminal. The book is structured well and the three main characters are incriminating and fascinating.
Worth every second.
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