Author Michael Finkel Discusses 'The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession’

That Said with Michael Zeldin
Written By Michael Zeldin

On today’s show, we will be speaking with Michael Finkel to discuss his new book, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession, which chronicles the life of Stephane Breitwieser the most prolific art thief in history.

Michael Finkel is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit, as well as the book True Story, about Finkel's strange relationship with a murderer who assumed his identity. It was adapted into a 2015 motion picture produced by Brad Pitt and starring James Franco and Jonah Hill.

Formerly, as a journalist, Michael has reported from more than fifty countries across six continents, covering topics ranging from the world's last hunter-gatherer tribes, to conflicts in Afghanistan and Israel, to the international black market in human organs, and to theoretical physics.

Michael Zeldin

Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator.He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller’s investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton’s passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran.Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post

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