A con artist: Irene Chen, a public policy major at Duke who can talk her way out of anything. His crew is every heist archetype one can imagine-or at least, the closest he can get. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible-and illegal-job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now.Ī senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents’ American Dream. ebook kindle Portrait of a Thief by Grace D.History is told by the conquerors. ebook deals Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. ebook creator Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. pdf reader Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. pdf document Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. ebook library Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. PDF Free Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. E-BOOK Online Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. PDF Online Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. PDF Download Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Ebook PDF Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. His crew is every heist archetype one can imag?ine?or at least, the But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible?and illegal?job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. Will Chen plans to steal them back.A senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents? American Dream. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now. DESCRIPTION BOOK : Ocean?s Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity.History is told by the conquerors.
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