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“Portrait of a Thief” is a good book that you can read online or download to read it later. Before starting the reading or downloading, here is the summary of the book that you can read. History is told by the conquerors. 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. Will Chen plans to steal them back. A 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.

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When a heist thriller can make you examine the American Dream, the complexities of identity, the consequences of global power, and the anxiety of college graduation at the same time, you know you’ve found an absolutely riveting book.Will, a senior at Harvard majoring in art history, is recruited to embark on a mission to retrieve five stolen Chinese sculptures from five notable museums. He assembles a small group to get the job done. Irene, his sister, is the con artist, with her cutting smile and ability to talk anyone into anything. Their childhood friend, Daniel, a pre-med student with quick hands and a complicated and grief filled relationship with his home country of China, is the brawn. Will’s college friend Alex, a software engineer looking for more out of her isolated life, becomes their hacker. And Lily, Irene’s roommate, is their getaway driver with her skills at street racing and quick exits. The five of them are not professional thieves, have no experience in criminal activities. They are anxious college students on the brink of their futures and they are looking for clarity. They not just searching for the stolen art, but a connection and a claim to the country it was stolen from. They also have 50 million dollars on the line that could change everything.