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B. A. Shapiro

Autor von The Art Forger

13 Werke 3,095 Mitglieder 248 Rezensionen

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Beinhaltet die Namen: B. A. Shapiro, Barbara A. Shapiro

Beinhaltet auch: Barbara Shapiro (1)

Bildnachweis: Shapiro at BookExpo America in 2018 By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69688964

Werke von B. A. Shapiro

The Art Forger (2012) 2,049 Exemplare
The Muralist (2015) 550 Exemplare
The Collector's Apprentice (2018) 254 Exemplare
Metropolis (2022) 110 Exemplare
Blind Spot (1700) 31 Exemplare
Blameless (1995) 29 Exemplare
See No Evil (1996) 23 Exemplare
Seelenqualen. (1993) 23 Exemplare
The Safe Room (2002) 20 Exemplare
Muralist (2015) 3 Exemplare

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Andere Namen
Shapiro, Barbara A.
Geschlecht
female
Land (für Karte)
USA
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author

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The mixture of real events with the fictional story was well done. But ultimately the story seemed somewhat rushed and under-constructed.
 
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mattbonner | 197 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 25, 2024 |
KIRKUS REVIEWA cleverly plotted art-world thriller/romance with a murky moral core.That nobody knows anything seems to be Shapiro?s (The Safe Room, 2002, etc., as Barbara Shapiro) assessment of art authentication, given the number of misdetected paintings strewn through her engrossing if unlikely story. In Boston, painter Claire Roth has spent three years dealing with the guilt and scandal of her involvement with Isaac Cullion, whose breakthrough work, 4D, she painted for him when he was blocked. After the picture became a success, Cullion refused to acknowledge Claire?s involvement, and her objections plus the attendant rumors led to his suicide and her vilification. Since then, she has survived financially by painting reproductions, so when influential gallery owner Aiden Markel arrives with a bizarre proposal¥her own show if she will forge a copy of a Degas, one of the pictures stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumÂ¥she says yes. As she works, Claire and Aiden become lovers, but she doesn?t tell him about her discovery that the stolen Degas is itself a copy. This knowledge is Claire?s lifeline when the finished forgery is discovered, Aiden and then Claire are both arrested, and only she can save them.Despite a shaky premise, this is convincingly researched, engaging storytelling. Intelligent entertainment.Pub Date: Oct. 23rd, 2012ISBN: 978-1-61620-132-6Page count: 368ppPublisher: AlgonquinReview Posted Online: Aug. 29th, 2012Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15th, 2012… (mehr)
 
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bentstoker | 197 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 26, 2024 |
Read this one that had been in my kindle for a long time once I realized it was a spun around the heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.

For a person who doesn't know much about art I really enjoyed the parts of this about the forgery and overall found it to be a compelling story.

(I accidentally deleted my review from Goodreads so I don't recall exactly what my first impressions where. Rats!)
 
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hmonkeyreads | 197 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 25, 2024 |
I enjoyed The Art Forger and expected to like this story too. However, the main character was not that interesting to me and I struggled to continue reading to the end. The supporting cast of characters didn’t seem real ... even though they were based on real people. The artists felt like stereotypes and Eleanor Roosevelt’s conversations seemed too simplistic. I also found it hard to believe after going through so much to find her family, she didn’t pursue her brother. Overall, a bit disappointing.… (mehr)
 
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ellink | 24 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 22, 2024 |

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