The Icon Hunter: A Refugee's Quest to Reclaim Her Nation's Stolen Heritage

Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi

The Icon Hunter: A Refugee's Quest to Reclaim Her Nation's Stolen Heritage
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Country
United States
Published
14 August 2018
Pages
400
ISBN
9781681778006

The Icon Hunter: A Refugee’s Quest to Reclaim Her Nation’s Stolen Heritage

Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi

Tasoula Hadjitofi was only a child when her homeland, Cyprus, was invaded. As bombs fell and soldiers marched through the streets, her mother stood guard, reminding her children to not be afraid-not of the bombs or anything else that may follow. They would always have their family and their faith. Soon thereafter, Tasoula found herself homeless and nation-less. A refugee. Decades later, she’s a successful entrepreneur and the honorary Cypriot consul to The Netherlands. But family and faith remained her touchstones-and she never lost her longing for home. She often thought of the gorgeous Cypriot churches and their icons. One day, an art dealer offers her a chance to buy Cyprian icons stolen during the war. Icons hold a special place in the hearts of many Greek Cypriots. They are not just masterpieces-they are artistic manifestations of faith and a gateway to the divine.Outraged, Tasoula sets out on a quest to repatriate these artifacts. An immensely difficult task as icons often lack provenance in the eyes of the law. But she is determined. Yet the road to The Munich Case -the largest art trafficking sting in European history-is filled with mind games, subterfuge, global politics, and a shady figure named Van Rinj, whose motives are never entirely clear…

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