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The Art Thief
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
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 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 gripping story 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.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-24
Gripping. Great Writing. Brilliantly Read. A perfect score.
LOVED every second. The narrator was absolutely perfect for this - honestly the best match of story to reader I have ever heard in my 6 years of Audible. The story and the writing is also brilliant. I actually cannot hype this enough. Get it.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-23
Good book for any art- or crime booklover
This is a well written book AND one of the view I have listened to on audible where the narator reads the book well.
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- Elizabeth
- 02-08-23
A Well Written & Researched Book
An incredible true story, most compelling and hard to put down. It was well read by the author on Audible
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- Joshua Humphrey
- 05-01-24
An addictive read
I’m fascinated by art crime and this has to be one of my favourite reads on the subject. Would recommend to art lovers and crime officianados alike.
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