Silk Roads: The Asian Adventures of Clara and André Malraux

by Axel Madsen

Book Overview

One of the greatest art theft stories of the 20th century: Andr Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and eventually France's Minister of Cultural Affairs, and his wife, Clara, traveled to Cambodia in 1923, planning to steal and smuggle artifacts out of the country and sell them in America. The Cambodian treasure hunt promised to be a mix of cultural sleuthing for important antiquities and risk-taking on the fuzzy edge of the laws that governed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150400874X
• ISBN13: 9781504008747
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"