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Der Meisterdieb: Eine wahre Geschichte von Kunst, Obsession und Zerstörung

Michael Finkel

3.97 AVERAGE

molly_kbl's review against another edition

5.0

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A really enjoyable deep-dive into the most prolific (and unusual) art thief of all time. I did not feel as though the author valorized the crimes or the criminals, as is so often the critique of these sorts of books. It’s a fascinating, even-handed, and very well written exploration of a tragic, but riveting, case.

tito2407's review against another edition

5.0

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As I always start my reviews: I'm no expert in literature but this book was amazing. It's written in a way that anyone could understand the story without being an arts expert. Easy read but with lifetime knowledge left behind.

creticker's review against another edition

4.0

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elmm's review against another edition

3.0

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emolinsek's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous informative

cjtwarog's review against another edition

3.0

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jvankleeck's review against another edition

3.0

informative medium-paced

dmadeja's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative fast-paced

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Stephane Breitweiser is a bad man. Yet, Finkel does not portray him as such. Instead, he offers us a glimpse into the almost unbelievably true story of a man (although a mad man) who did what he did out of love, not something so dirty as economic profit. This made the conclusion for both Breitweiser and “his” art, the great love of his life, all the more tragic. 

lapuce1006's review against another edition

4.0

informative fast-paced

mlionni's review against another edition

3.25

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