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14 de abr. de 2022 · This fast-paced heist leaves you clutching the pages and rooting for the thieves ― Roselle Lim, author of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune A lyrical and action-packed tale of yearning, connection, self-discovery, and righting wrongs, Portrait of a Thief is a unique vision of what it means to come home ― Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence With the ...
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. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless ...
13 de abr. de 2023 · A cinematic, entertaining and fast-paced debut novel that is part-Ocean's Eleven, part-The Social Network and part-Crazy Rich Asians, Portrait of a Thief is an addictive mix of heist and unlikely friendships by way of the politics of colonization.--Book Description A cinematic, entertaining and fast-paced debut novel that is part-Ocean's Eleven, part-The Social Network and part-Crazy Rich ...
14 de abr. de 2022 · PORTRAIT OF A THIEF is less about thieving and heist and more about big dreams and family, diaspora and colonialism. It made me rethink my relationships with my homeland, my family, myself, and it also showed me what it is like to dream big again and live.
This is as much a novel as a reckoning."—New York Times Book ReviewOcean'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.
13 de abr. de 2023 · A lyrical and action-packed tale of yearning, connection, self-discovery, and righting wrongs, Portrait of a Thief is a unique vision of what it means to come home - Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence. With the glitz of Crazy Rich Asians and the suspense of Ocean's Eleven, Li's debut is a fast-paced heist novel ...
