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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Binding
- Paperback
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- ISBN
- 9780307276483
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307276481
ISBN-13
9780307276483
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57016931
Product Key Features
Book Title
Theft
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Literary
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
" Utterly absorbing. . . . Carey' s book is afire with passion, both love and loathing." - "Los Angeles Times Book Review" " Brilliant Peter Carey has written another marvelous novel. . . . Theft is witty, urbane, funny and profound down to its last searing line." - "The Baltimore Sun" " [A] very funny new novel [with an] ingeniously worked-out art-fraud plot. . . . Theft is the kind of novel only an abundantly gifted artist, and one serious about his craft, could produce." - -- "San Jose Mercury News" " Peter Carey is a superb writer, whose prose is always active, and who infuses his characters, however eccentric, with a warmth that lets them live in our minds." - "The New Yorker" " Magnificent. . . . Hypnotically brilliant, entirely original." - "The Washington Post Book World" " Peter Carey' s funny, rumbustious new novel takes on the contemporary art world. . . . Written with terrific verbal energy and a snide, lashing sense of humor, Theft" "is a marvelous caper, a wicked little love story and a fine mockery of an industry that probably deserves it." - "The Economist" " In a word, superb. . . . It' s not just the story, which is a roller coaster, or the characters, each of whom is so memorable, but the sheer physicality of Carey' s writing that makes Theft" "so good. Read it. You won' t be disappointed." - "The Plain Dealer" " Opening a Peter Carey novel is a little like being seduced. . . . If you haven' t already, you might want to introduce yourself to Peter Carey. Theft" "is avirtuoso inauguration, not to mention a great first date." - "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" " Carey is a choral group; from novel to novel he soars or plunges from voice to voice, each with its differently piercing note and, for commonality, just a hint of disconcert. . . . In Theft" "Carey has loosed several different voices at once. Each is full-throated and vividly conceived. . . . Enticing, arresting." - "The Boston Globe" " Carey is best known for his (wonderful) historical novels, but he' s in his glorious element when writing about the contemporary world, too. . . . He' s a consummate storyteller with a wicked eye and a tremendous ventriloquist' s gift." - "The Atlantic Monthly" " [Carey is a] brilliantly inventive writer. . . . [Theft] is an authentic love story about two brothers who can' t stand themselves, and can' t live without each other." "- The Seattle Times" " Full of compelling insights couched in fresh, sparkling prose, the aptly titled Theft" "makes the right moves at the right time. It' s the rare novelistic gem that deserves to crack the divide between commercial success and critical acclaim." - "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" " On the surface Carey' s [prose] pulls us forward in an atmosphere of antic noir. But the book turns out to be nearly as dense with themes, subplots, and embedded details as a more capacious and ambitious work like Oscar and Lucinda. . . . Impressive." - "The New York Review of Books" " Devilishly clever. . . . Features some of Carey' s best writing to date. . . . Careyprovides a vivid and beautiful portrait of how art is actually made- and how its vibrations are felt." - "The Philadelphia Inquirer" " A complete, compelling and satisfying tale." - "Minneapolis Star Tribune" " A tale of fame, infatuation and murder, thrillingly rendered in the feisty and fearless prose for which Carey is renowned." - "Bloomberg.com" " The plot of Theft is well crafted and engaging, but the real strength of the novel is in its characterizations. . . . It' s Carey' s genius that these two cranky misfits rule the day. . . . A wild and satisfying ride." - "Rocky Mountain News" " There are lots of novels that rhapsodize about great paintings, but this one makes you feel the tactile, unprettyfied glory of "painting," . . . The prose almost throbs. [Carey] does this very hard thing- conveying the genius of one art form in another- so masterfully." - "Salon" " Marvel, "Utterly absorbing. . . . Carey's book is afire with passion, both love and loathing." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Brilliant Peter Carey has written another marvelous novel. . . .Theftis witty, urbane, funny and profound down to its last searing line." -The Baltimore Sun "[A] very funny new novel [with an] ingeniously worked-out art-fraud plot. . . .Theftis the kind of novel only an abundantly gifted artist, and one serious about his craft, could produce." -San Jose Mercury News "Peter Carey is a superb writer, whose prose is always active, and who infuses his characters, however eccentric, with a warmth that lets them live in our minds." -The New Yorker "Magnificent. . . . Hypnotically brilliant, entirely original." -The Washington Post Book World, "The serpentine plot is a brain-squeezing beauty, cunningly elaborated ... But it's the author's mastery of details of artists' lives and the racy energy of his prose that make this edgy, irreverent, often hilariously profane novel soar. In some ways a successor to Carey's impudent picaresque Illywhacker, it's a certifiable hoot. Is the endlessly inventive Carey on the Nobel shortlist? He ought to be." -"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review) "Two-time Booker-winner Carey returns with a magnificent high-stakes art heist wrapped around a fraternal saga . . . Scenes in Australia, Japan and New York feature unique forms of fleecing, but setting and action are icing on the emotional core of Carey's newest masterwork." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Carey creates a whole new world in each novel, and nearly a new language, so fresh and transfixing are the voices of his narrators . . . He is at his satirical best as he mocks the venality of the international art market, and at his most tender in his spirited portrayal of daring misfits who fled the confines of working-class life 'half mad with joy' once they discovered the transformative power of art." -"Booklist" (starred review) "From the Hardcover edition.", "Utterly absorbing. . . . Carey's book is afire with passion, both love and loathing." Los Angeles Times Book Review "Brilliant Peter Carey has written another marvelous novel. . . .Theftis witty, urbane, funny and profound down to its last searing line." The Baltimore Sun "[A] very funny new novel [with an] ingeniously worked-out art-fraud plot. . . .Theftis the kind of novel only an abundantly gifted artist, and one serious about his craft, could produce."-San Jose Mercury News "Peter Carey is a superb writer, whose prose is always active, and who infuses his characters, however eccentric, with a warmth that lets them live in our minds." The New Yorker "Magnificent. . . . Hypnotically brilliant, entirely original." The Washington Post Book World "Peter Carey's funny, rumbustious new novel takes on the contemporary art world. . . . Written with terrific verbal energy and a snide, lashing sense of humor,Theftis a marvelous caper, a wicked little love story and a fine mockery of an industry that probably deserves it." The Economist "In a word, superb. . . . It's not just the story, which is a roller coaster, or the characters, each of whom is so memorable, but the sheer physicality of Carey's writing that makesTheftso good. Read it. You won't be disappointed." The Plain Dealer "Opening a Peter Carey novel is a little like being seduced. . . . If you haven't already, you might want to introduce yourself to Peter Carey.Theftis a virtuoso inauguration, not to mention a great first date." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Carey is a choral group; from novel to novel he soars or plunges from voice to voice, each with its differently piercing note and, for commonality, just a hint of disconcert. . . . InTheftCarey has loosed several different voices at once. Each is full-throated and vividly conceived. . . . Enticing, arresting." The Boston Globe "Carey is best known for his (wonderful) historical novels, but he's in his glorious element when writing about the contemporary world, too. . . . He's a consummate storyteller with a wicked eye and a tremendous ventriloquist's gift." The Atlantic Monthly "[Carey is a] brilliantly inventive writer. . . . [Theft] is an authentic love story about two brothers who can't stand themselves, and can't live without each other."The Seattle Times "Full of compelling insights couched in fresh, sparkling prose, the aptly titledTheftmakes the right moves at the right time. It's the rare novelistic gem that deserves to crack the divide between commercial success and critical acclaim." St. Louis Post-Dispatch "On the surface Carey's [prose] pulls us forward in an atmosphere of antic noir. But the book turns out to be nearly as dense with themes, subplots, and embedded details as a more capacious and ambitious work likeOscar and Lucinda. . . . Impressive." The New York Review of Books "Devilishly clever. . . . Features some of Carey's best writing to date. . . . Carey provides a vivid and beautiful portrait of how art is actually madeand how its vibrations are felt." The Philadelphia Inquirer "A complete, compelling and satisfying tale."
Synopsis
Michael "Butcher" Boone is an ex-"really famous" painter, now reduced to living in a remote country house and acting as caretaker for his younger brother, Hugh. Alone together they've forged a delicate equilibrium, a balance instantly destroyed when a mysterious young woman named Marlene walks out of a rainstorm and into their lives. Beautiful, smart, and ambitious, she's also the daughter-in-law of the late great painter Jacques Liebovitz. Soon Marlene sets in motion a chain of events that could be the making--or the ruin--of them all., Michael " Butcher" Boone is an ex-" really famous" painter, now reduced to living in a remote country house and acting as caretaker for his younger brother, Hugh. Alone together they've forged a delicate equilibrium, a balance instantly destroyed when a mysterious young woman named Marlene walks out of a rainstorm and into their lives. Beautiful, smart, and ambitious, she's also the daughter-in-law of the late great painter Jacques Liebovitz. Soon Marlene sets in motion a chain of events that could be the making--or the ruin--of them all., Ferocious and funny, penetrating and exuberant, two-time Booker Prize-winner Carey explores the themes of art, fraud, and redemption and the things people will do for art, for love, . . . and for money.
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