Portrait of a Thief: A Novel
竊賊的畫像
內容介紹
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以中國藝術品在西方國家博物館消失的真實事件為起點，開啟一段探討華僑身份認同、藝術殖民的冒險旅程。
歷史由征服者講述，整個西方世界，博物館展示了戰爭和殖民主義猖狂而來的戰利品：過去從他國掠奪來的無價藝術品們，至今仍保存在這些博物館的櫥窗中，供全世界的遊客參觀。
陳威爾(Will Chen)打算把它們偷回來！作為一名哈佛的大四學生，威爾(Will)一直符合著精心規劃的人設：一個完美的學生、擁有藝術史專業，作為藝術家的前景也一片光明，長子的他背負著父母的美國夢。然而卻出現一位神秘的中國人提供了一個看似不可能的非法工作，威爾發現自己成了竊盜集團的首腦，這次要偷回來的五件珍貴的雕塑作品竟來自幾世紀前的北京。
他的手下個個身懷絕技，騙子陳艾琳(Irene Chen)是杜克大學公共政策系所的學生，口才極佳善於透過辯解來脫困；小偷丹尼爾·梁（Daniel Liang）是一名醫學預科生，雙手穩定度極高，解鎖的技術和外科縫合一樣出色；司機吳莉莉(Lily Wu)，一名具工程專業的學生，閒暇時就參加各式賽車比賽；駭客艾力克斯・黃(Alex Huang)是麻省理工學院的輟學生，後來成為矽谷軟體工程師。
同為華裔美國人的他們，都與中國有著不得不承認的複雜關係和感情。一旦成功，他們將獲取五千萬美元，並留名於世。一旦失敗，他們不僅失去夢想的一切，也代表著他們企圖奪回殖民主義被搶奪的事物，又一次經歷失敗。此書既美麗、深思熟慮又令人興奮。《竊賊的畫像》這一場文化搶劫，既是對於華裔美國人的身分檢驗，也是對於殖民主義深遠影響的重要批判。
作者介紹
在德克薩斯州長大，畢業於杜克大學，主修生物學和創意寫作。現在住在北加州，就讀於史丹佛大學醫學院(Stanford University)。 《竊賊的畫像》(暫譯)（Portrait of a Thief）是她的處女作，目前正由 Netflix進行開發，葛莉絲(Grace D. Li)擔任該系列的執行製片。
書評
"This clever debut is an absolutely thrilling ride from start to finish."
—Buzzfeed News
"Li’s novel is a love letter to the Chinese American experience, and one cannot stop turning the pages and diving further into the pull of crimes, luxury and college-age romance. The writing is beautiful, the characters are beautiful, the story is seductive. The sophistication of the narrative is far beyond debut novel level, and it will certainly be exciting to read Li’s future work"
—The Stanford Daily
"Grace D. Li is a virtuosic storyteller, and Portrait of a Thief is the most exciting debut I’ve read this year. A thrilling art heist that grapples with the complexities of cultural identity and repatriation, Li’s novel is an intelligent page-turner that will keep you hooked until the very end."
—Lauren Wilkinson, New York Times bestselling author of American Spy
"In this slick, dazzling, debut, the stakes are high and the writing elegant. Here’s a story that offers not just adventure or a reprieve from the everyday, but big dreams, big hearts, enduring friendships, and the multitudes of identities that can exist within each one of us."
—Weike Wang, author of Chemistry
"This is the heist novel we deserve. Brilliantly twisty and yet so contemplative, with characters whose complicated backgrounds color their every move, this book will continue to haunt you long after you’ve reached the end."
—Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties
"Grace Li’s thrilling debut, Portrait of a Thief, is a beautiful examination of identity as children of the diaspora. Through Will, Irene, Daniel, Lily, and Alex, we see their struggles to connect with the land of their parents conflicting with what it means to be Asian American. This fast-paced heist leaves you clutching the pages and rooting for the thieves."
—Roselle Lim, author of Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune
“A lyrical and action-packed tale of yearning, connection, self-discovery, and righting wrongs, Portrait of a Thief is a unique vision of what it means to come home."
—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence
“Portrait of a Thief was everything I imagined and more. The writing felt close and intimate and the characters felt like portraits themselves, bursting with life and delicately human.”
–Morgan Rogers, author of Honey Girl
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