Portrait of a thief : a novel /

Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in this 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,...

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Main Author: Li, Grace D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Tiny Reparations Books, [2022].
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