THE ART FORGER
Book ID/图书代码： 00342512B53439
English Summary/英文概要： In 1990, two men dressed as police officers committed one of the biggest art thefts in history, stealing millions of dollars’ worth of paintings from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—a crime which has yet to be solved. Based on this historical fact, Barbara Shapiro’s novel follows promising young artist Claire Roth, whose career has been derailed by scandal. Reduced to taking a job painting reproductions of famous works of art, Claire is unable to resist the lure of a powerful art dealer who hires her to forge a Degas stolen during the Gardner Museum heist. But as Claire paints, she comes to believe that the supposed masterpiece which had hung in the museum for a century is itself a forgery. Drawn inexorably into a search for the truth about the painting’s origins, and about the relationship between Isabella Gardner and Degas himself, Claire is lead on a suspenseful chase through a tangled history of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors. Revealing both the beauty of the artist’s vision and the ugliness the desire for great art can unleash.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 對藝術的執念 重啟史上最大藝術竊盜懸案 一幅偉大的藝術品，激發無數對美的讚賞
卻也牽引出人性的貪婪與欲望
年輕贗畫畫家，因為一幅遭竊大師巨作
捲入史上最高價，名列FBI全球十大藝術品竊盜懸案
而真相，就深埋在贗畫畫家、藝術竊賊、偏執收藏家錯綜複雜的網絡中…
1990年，兩名男子裝扮成警察，潛入波士頓的伊莎貝拉‧史都華‧加納博物館(Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum)，用膠帶綁住警衛後，盜走13件藝術品並乘坐一輛紅色轎車逃逸。這些藝術品現值5億美元，被盜作品包括三幅林布蘭(Rembrandt)的作品，一幅維梅爾(Vermeer)的作品，一幅馬奈(Manet)的畫和五幅竇加(Degas)的畫。
22年後的今天，博物館的懸賞金已提高到500萬美元，但仍沒有尋回任何一件作品，小偷仍逍遙法外。此案也成為史上最高價的藝術品盜竊案，也名列FBI的「全球十大藝術品竊盜案」。
年輕畫家Claire Roth以繪製贗畫為生，作品交由複製畫銷售網站販賣。而如今時來運轉的機會來了！在業界極有權勢的藝術經紀人委託Claire複製一幅名畫，獎品就是Claire可以在他的畫廊中舉辦個展！對默默無名又捉襟見肘的她而言，這是多大的獎勵！
她被委託複製的名畫，就是史上最高價藝術品盜竊案，22年前自博物館被盜走的竇加作品之一！而這幅應該不知去向的畫，卻在此時被送到她的工作室裡！這幅畫難道是失而復得的大師真跡？還是這幅曾懸掛在博物館中超過百年的名作，其實是贗品…？
Claire就這樣一頭栽進了尋找大師真跡的尋寶過程，卻挖掘出贗畫製作者、藝術品大盜、偏執收藏家之間長達幾個世紀的複雜關係網絡…。(Eva)
Awards/获奖情况：入圍2013年麥卡維帝獎（Macavity Award）最佳小說（Best Mystery Novel）,與《控制》(Gone Girl)吉莉安．弗琳同時入圍
刚上市就位列美国书商协会Indie Next Bestseller List第十位。
2012美国书展反响强烈的十本书之一。
“及其迷人的一本书”——《纽约日报》
本书获得2013年Elle读者最喜欢的小说并排名第一。
本书成为REDBOOK今年年度小说。
华盛顿日报上的评价：http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-21/entertainment/35498356_1_art-forger-classic-paintings-online-art-dealer
出版人周刊上的评论：http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/52445-bea-2012-the-big-books-what-they-re-saying.html
“一部令人满意、情节驱动的揭露型小说。故事有关艺术、人性贪婪。Shapiro 描写了推崇少数人，却鄙弃大量有才能人的清高的艺术世界。作者本人就有很高的艺术造诣，她谙熟艺术史、绘画技巧以及赝品的销售技术。”——《环球波士顿报》
“作者对艺术品世界背后的政治和个人敌人的描写提高了作品的立意。她对艺术品造假的历史和技术过程的记述精确又令人激动。热爱艺术家和艺术品世界丑闻的读者定会觉得这本书在情节铺垫和感情深度上达到了平衡。多层次的描述非常丰富。”——《华盛顿邮报》
“这是本情节迷人的艺术品世界的惊悚小说。作者是经过确凿的研究、结合迷人的故事情节。这的确是本高素质的享受读物。”——《Kirkus Review》
“Shapiro是本情节曲折、对艺术世界的真相深思熟虑。作者的小说真实、融合了从Gardner之后19世纪开始的信件。”——《出版社周刊》
Maximum Shelf专题推介了这本书，以下链接是网站对作者专访以及图书的宣传片：http://www.shelf-awareness.com/max-issue.html?issue=27
“Barbara Shapiro’s engaging journey into the world of art forgery will not only keep you as entertained as any thriller, but leave you with a new appreciation of how paintings are made, and evaluated, and understood—not to mention how they’re copied. I look forward to reading more from its very clever creator.” --- Arthur Golden, bestselling author of Memoirs of a Geisha 亞瑟‧高登，《藝伎回憶錄》
“Shapiro’s blazingly good novel does what the best books do—she drops you where you’ve never been before, into the whole, crackingly alive world of art galleries, art forgeries, and the unexpected recesses of the human heart, where what we do for what we love can have terrifying consequences. As original as a real Degas, it’s also as unforgettable.” --- Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You 卡洛琳．里維特，《迷途青春》
“THE ART FORGER is a clever, twisty novel about art, authenticity, love, and betrayal. B.A. Shapiro knows about Degas, and she knows about art theft and forgery, and she also knows how to tell a gripping story.” ---Tom Perrotta
“After finishing this fun romp through the art world in Boston, where nothing is what it seems, readers will find themselves reexamining favorite classic paintings with a more leery eye.” --- Audrey Schulman, author of Three Weeks in December
About the Author/作者介绍： Barbara (B. A.) Shapiro在美國東北大學(Northeastern University)教導小說寫作，她的著作有《Blind Spot》、《See No Evil》、《Blameless》、《Shattered Echoes》、《The Safe Room》5本懸疑小說，以及一本非小說《The Big Squeeze》。現居於波士頓。
B. A. Shapiro is the author of THE ART FORGER, a literary thriller about the Gardner Museum heist that spans three centuries of forgers, art thieves and obsessive collectors. Barbara Shapiro is the author of five suspense novels THE SAFE ROOM, BLIND SPOT, SEE NO EVIL, BLAMELESS and SHATTERED ECHOES as well as the non-fiction book, THE BIG SQUEEZE.
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