The Vanishing of the Mona Lisa by Martin Caparros - ISBN: 9780743297950
Paperback
Now in trade paperback, Valfierno is a fascinating novel of intrigue based upon true events surrounding the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa.

The Vanishing of the Mona Lisa

A Novel

$34.64

  • Paperback

    342 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2022

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Summary

Valfierno, the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa is a fascinating novel of intrigue based on a real event at the dawn of the twentieth century: the disappearance of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” from the Louvre Museum, on August 22, 1911. The police at the time immediately suspected a group of artists who flouted their hatred of all academic painting - among them the young Pablo Picasso; and the soldier-poet Apollinaire, who was detained briefly for the crime. But time passed and the authorities …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780743297950
ISBN-10:0743297954
Author:Martin Caparros
Publisher:Washington Square Press
Imprint:Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:342
Release Date:1 January 2022
Weight:277g
Dimensions:28mm x 135mm x 206mm
About The Author

Martin Caparros

Martin Caparros has worked for twenty-five years as a journalist for print, radio, and television. He has traveled through more than sixty countries and is the author of multiple memoirs and travelogues. He currently lives in his native Argentina.

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