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The Vanishing of the Mona Lisa - by Martin Caparros (Paperback)

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  • Now in paperback, The Vanishing of the Mona Lisa is a captivating fictionalization of the greatest art theft of the twentieth century.
  • About the Author: Martín Caparrós has worked for twenty-five years as a journalist for print, radio, and television.
  • 352 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical

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About the Book



"Valfierno" is a brilliant fictionalization of the greatest art heist of the 20th century: the 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa." The work features an engaging drama and unforgettable characters, as well as a compelling psychological portrait of a true mastermind.



Book Synopsis



Now in paperback, The Vanishing of the Mona Lisa is a captivating fictionalization of the greatest art theft of the twentieth century.

On August 22, 1911, the world was shocked by an unthinkable crime: Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, disappeared from the walls of the Louvre. While artists such as Picasso and Apollinaire were suspected of the theft, no arrests were made. Two years later an Italian, Vincenzo Peruggia, was detained when trying to sell the Mona Lisa to an antiques dealer in Florence--but the mystery of the theft itself was never satisfactorily resolved.

Fifteen years later, someone calling himself "the Marquis de Valfierno" cannot tolerate dying without the world knowing of his audacious exploits. And so, he decides to confide his life story to an American journalist: from his impoverished émigré origins as the son of a servant woman in Buenos Aires to his rise as the most dangerous conman in the world. Through a series of remarkable but evolving masks of identity, beginning as a marginal criminal of Argentina's lower depths and ending up a wealthy aristocrat of the Belle Époque, first in Buenos Aires, then in Paris, he slowly transforms himself into "Valfierno." Only then is he prepared to undertake the unthinkable, his own "masterpiece" of the criminal arts.



About the Author




Martín Caparrós
has worked for twenty-five years as a journalist for print, radio, and television. He has traveled through more than sixty countries and is the author of multiple memoirs and travelogues. He currently lives in his native Argentina.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .61 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Historical
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Atria Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Martin Caparros
Language: English
Street Date: March 8, 2011
TCIN: 91873570
UPC: 9780743297950
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-3800
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.61 pounds
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