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Mar 29, 2022 · Inspired by an actual string of transnational heists of stolen Chinese artifacts, Grace Li's upcoming debut "Portrait of a Thief" blends fact and fiction.
Portrait of a Thief is the 2022 debut novel by Chinese American author Grace D. Li. It is on the New York Times Best Seller list and named a New York Times Best Crime Novel of 2022.
Aug 3, 2023 · Portrait of a Thief centers around Will Chen, a senior art history major at Harvard who is approached by a mysterious Chinese benefactor with a job offer: steal back valuable Chinese art that had been looted from Beijing centuries earlier.
May 10, 2021 · Ahead of its publication — and following a highly competitive bidding war — Netflix has snapped up TV rights to Grace Li’s novel, Portrait of a Thief. Set to be published April 5, 2022, by...
Like The Fast and the Furious movies, Grace D. Li’s debut novel about young Chinese-Americans is part heist, part about finding a family with those around you.
Apr 5, 2022 · Grace Li's debut novel, “Portrait of a Thief,” blends action with a thoughtful exploration of colonialism and Chinese identity.
Apr 10, 2022 · It inspired her to write her debut novel Portrait of a Thief (out now) about a group of Chinese American college students who pull off a series of heists.