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8 de feb. de 2023 · 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.
Vivid and precisely crafted ― BookPage A tender and tenacious art-heist story wrapped around an intimate cultural history of extraction, Portrait of a Thief is a novel that names the unsutured wounds left by the violence of immigration, xenophobia, and diasporic longing in the lives of its Asian American characters, a story of the comradery of resistance and a testament to righteous ...
10 de may. de 2021 · Ahead of its publication — and following a highly competitive bidding war — Netflix has snapped up TV rights to Grace Li’s novel, Portrait of a Thief. Set to be published April 5, 2022, by ...
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.
Portrait of a Thief is the story of a Chinese American seeking to restore pieces of his heritage to their rightful place at great personal risk, while recruiting others to do the same. While this story did not meet my own expectations, I recommend it for readers interested in the Chinese diaspora, ...
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.
8 de abr. de 2022 · Grace D. Li’s debut, “Portrait of a Thief,” is both a heist novel and a reckoning.
