![]() But when a mysterious Chinese benefactor reaches out with an impossible-and illegal-job offer, Will finds himself something else as well: the leader of a heist to steal back five priceless Chinese sculptures, looted from Beijing centuries ago. ![]() 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.Ī 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. The Books & Boba Patreon has 2 membership tiers, our “Regular Boba” tier at $3 a month which gives you access to the brand new Books & Boba members-only discord server, and the “Honey Boba” premium tier which comes with discord access as well as access to our new “Boba Chat” podcast where Marvin and Reera chat about non-book related things as well as answer member questions.Ĭheck out our patreon at patreon.Ocean’s Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity. Help us grow the book club so we can support more books written by Asian diaspora authors! This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast CollectiveĪfter 6 and a half years, Books & Boba has started a Patreon! Our little podcast has been a wonderful labor of love and we’ve been proud of the book discussions and author chats that we’ve been able to bring to you all, but we want to do more! We’ve got big dreams for Books & Boba and so we’re asking our community for support. The Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo *Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop * ![]() We discuss the book's themes of diaspora and reclaiming culture, as well as dive into how heisty this heist book turned out to be. ![]() Li, a story about 5 Chinese American college students who form a heist crew to steal back stolen Chinese art from western museums. On this episode, we discuss our May 2022 pick is Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. ![]()
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