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His crew is every heist archetype one can imag­ine—or at least, the closest he can get. But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible—and illegal—job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. Across the Western world, museums display the spoils of war, of conquest, of colonialism: priceless pieces of art looted from other countries, kept even now.ÂĪ senior at Harvard, Will fits comfortably in his carefully curated roles: a perfect student, an art history major and sometimes artist, the eldest son who has always been his parents' American Dream. 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. Li, however, has delivered more than a straight thriller here, especially in the parts that depict the despair Will and his pals feel at being displaced, overlooked, underestimated and discriminated against. "The thefts are engaging and surprising, and the narrative brims with international intrigue. Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by * Marie Claire * * Washington Post * * Vulture * *NBC News* * Buzzfeed * * Veranda * * PopSugar* *Paste* *The Millions* *Bustle* *Crimereads* Goodreads* * Bookbub* ** and more! Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize

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Promo for CPOV - RMC vs CG Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (52:52).īook TW for alcohol, cursing, sexual content (brief), grief, racism (brief mention), xenophobia (brief mention), domestic abuse (brief), fire (brief), colonization (backstory), parental death (backstory), COVID pandemic (backstory). Begins at (20:33), CW for parental death (backstory). Li, a thriller where five young Chinese Americans are hired to steal back Chinese art from Western museums. This fortnight we’re discussing “Portrait of a Thief” by Grace D.