The Art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession

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The Art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession / Michael Finkel. - New York ; Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. - [14], 221, [5] stron, [8] kart tablic : ilustracje ; 21 cm.

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Finkel Michael. Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Literatura amerykańska

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Breitwieser, Stéphane (1971- ) Kradzież dzieł sztuki Postępowanie sądowe Zbiory muzealne Złodzieje Belgia Miluza (Francja) Niemcy Francja Szwajcaria

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Książka w języku angielskim. 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 two hundred heists over nearly eight years - in museums and cathedrals all over Europe - Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred 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, Breitwieser never stole for money. Instead, he displayed all his treasures in a pair of secret rooms where he could admire them to his heart’s content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to circumvent practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtaking 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, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

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