Theft: A Love Story

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Theft: A Love Story is a darkly comic novel by Australian author Peter Carey that explores art, authenticity, and betrayal through the intertwined lives of a disgraced painter and his mentally disabled brother.

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instanceOf Australian novel
novel
author Peter Carey
awarded Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Fiction
Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
characterRole Hugh Boone is Michael Boone's mentally disabled brother
Marlene Leibovitz is an art world figure connected to a famous painter's estate
Michael Boone is a disgraced painter
linked to: Michael Boone
countryOfOrigin Australia
coverArtist Chip Kidd
criticalReception generally positive reviews
followsInCareer My Life as a Fake
genre dark comedy
literary fiction
hasISBN 9780307263107
language English
literaryStyle metafictional elements
postmodern
mainCharacter Hugh Boone
Marlene Leibovitz
Michael Boone
narrationStyle first-person narration
narrator Hugh Boone
Michael Boone
nominatedFor Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Miles Franklin Award
notableAspect dual narrators with distinct voices
exploration of brotherly loyalty
satire of the contemporary art world
pageCount 272
partOf Peter Carey's body of work
precedesInCareer His Illegal Self
publicationYear 2006
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting Australia
New York City
theme art
authenticity
betrayal
forgery
identity
love
the art market
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century

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Peter Carey notableWork Theft: A Love Story