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Ladataan... The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (P.S.) (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2005; vuoden 2006 painos)Tekijä: Edward Dolnick
TeostiedotThe Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece (tekijä: Edward Dolnick) (2005)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. enjoyable true crime caper-none too bright bandits and all too human agents-plus plenty of stories of missing art-very interesting inside look ( ) An interesting, if slightly meandering, look at the world of high-value art theft and in particular the infamous theft of one of the versions of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” in 1994. Edward Dolnick clearly found the lead investigator, Charley Hill, more interesting and charming than I did, though. (Part of the book deals with the farcically frequent thefts of art from Russborough House in Ireland. This created some of the bigger irritations of the book for me. Dolnick refers to it as “British” (no) and describes Glandore in Cork as being “outside Dublin” (technically true, but a little like saying that NYC is “outside Boston”). The audiobook narrator had apparently never spoken to an Irish person in his life, given the occasional burst of cod-Oirish accent and the persistent inability to pronounce Martin Cahill’s name.) #2020unreadshelfproject. A great read. A intimate look into the world of art theft and long road to recovering the works. So much interesting information packed into the book. Charley Hill has a truly great job. A lot of different thefts and recoveries are mentioned which keeps the book moving. I skimmed over a few parts, but the majority held my interest. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Baffled and humiliated, the Norwegian police turned to the one man they believed could help: a half English, half American undercover cop named Charley Hill, the world's greatest art detective. The Rescue Artist is a rollicking narrative that carries readers deep inside the art underworld -- and introduces them to a large and colorful cast of titled aristocrats, intrepid investigators, and thick-necked thugs. But most compelling of all is Charley Hill himself, a complicated mix of brilliance, foolhardiness, and charm whose hunt for a purloined treasure would either cap an illustrious career or be the fiasco that would haunt him forever. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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