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The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

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內容簡介 《藝術間諜》是一部引人入勝且風格鮮明的長篇故事，背景設定於二戰期間的巴黎，揭示了一位出人意料的女英雄如何滲透納粹高層，拯救全世界最珍貴的藝術珍品。1944年8月25日，羅絲．瓦朗（Rose Valland）——一位沉著而勇敢的女性——發現自己處於一個危急的處境中。她所工作的朱・德・波姆美術館（Jeu de Paume）如今被納粹高層佔據，成為德軍的最後防線，而她則從美術館的窗戶望出去，目睹了解放巴黎的戰鬥在四周轟鳴展開。身為策展人的她，是否會在說出真相之前遭到殺害——一個攸關人類文化遺產生死的故事？《藝術間諜》根據大量先前未被發現的檔案記錄，記述了這位關鍵抵抗運動間諜在法國首都納粹藝術掠奪總部的英勇行動。瓦朗堪稱一位真正的「女性版《大藝術搶救行動》成員」，儘管她見證了歷史上最大規模的藝術竊盜，卻至今未被載入史冊。在希特勒為其未來的「元首博物館」蒐集被盜藝術品的同時，瓦朗則是他秘密的對手，悄悄努力阻止他的陰謀。在二戰的每個階段，瓦朗都處於歷史前線。她曾與德國空軍元帥赫爾曼．戈林面對面交鋒，向抵抗組織傳遞關鍵情報，故意讓自己陷入危險之中，以保護博物館與其員工，並在解放日最後幾個小時面對死亡威脅。同時，一位年輕的自由法國士兵亞歷山大．羅森伯格（Alexandre Rosenberg）正隨著盟軍部隊戰鬥、挺進巴黎，致力於解放法國。亞歷山大的父親是畢卡索、馬蒂斯、喬治．布拉克與費爾南．雷捷的專屬畫商。納粹奪走了他們家族的一切——他們的藝術收藏、國籍、畫廊，甚至是位於巴黎的家。《藝術間諜》生動且富有氛圍地描繪了從戰前巴黎光輝璀璨的歲月——當時是現代文化巨匠如畢卡索、約瑟芬．貝克、可可．香奈兒、勒．柯比意與芙烈達．卡蘿的家園——一直到戰爭前夕充滿緊張情勢的歐洲城市與度假勝地，乃至於法國被納粹佔領的苦難歲月，在那段時間裡，像瓦朗與羅森伯格這樣勇敢的人們冒著生命危險對抗極惡勢力。 《藝術間諜》的精神延續自《關鍵少數》（Hidden Figures），敘事格局媲美《歐洲掠奪》（The Rape of Europa），深度堪比《抵抗四部曲》（The Resistance Quartet），是一段關於一位女性英雄的非凡故事。在那個充斥暴力與恐怖的時代，她的勇氣與堅韌至今仍鼓舞著我們所有人。A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces.On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position. From the windows of her beloved Jeu de Paume museum, where she had worked and ultimately spied, she could see the battle to liberate Paris thundering around her. The Jeu de Paume, co-opted by Nazi leadership, was now the Germans’ final line of defense. Would the museum curator be killed before she could tell the truth—a story that would mean nothing less than saving humanity’s cultural inheritance?Based on troves of previously undiscovered documents, The Art Spy chronicles the brave actions of the key Resistance spy in the heart of the Nazi’s art looting headquarters in the French capital. A veritable female Monuments Man, Valland has, until now, been written out of the annals, despite bearing witness to history’s largest art theft. While Hitler was amassing stolen art for his future Führermuseum, Valland, his undercover adversary, secretly worked to stop him.At every stage of World War II, Valland was front and center. She came face to face with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, passed crucial information to the Resistance network, put herself deliberately in harm’s way to protect the museum and her staff, and faced death during the last hours of Liberation Day.At the same time, a young Free French soldier, Alexandre Rosenberg , was fighting his way to Paris with the Allied forces battling to liberate France. Alexandre's father was the exclusive art dealer for Picasso, Matisse, George Braque, and Fernand Léger. The Nazis had taken everything from their family—their art collection, their nationality, their gallery, and their home in Paris. Vivid and atmospheric, The Art Spy moves from the glittering days of pre-War Paris, home to geniuses of modern culture, including Picasso, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Le Corbusier, and Frida Kahlo, through the tension-riddled cities and resorts of Europe on the eve of war, to the harrowing years of the Nazi occupation of France when brave people such as Valland and Rosenberg risked everything to fight monstrous evil.In the spirit of Hidden Figures, with the sweeping narrative of The Rape of Europa and the depth of The Resistance Quartet, The Art Spy is an extraordinary tale of a female hero whose courage and tenacity in a time of violence and terror is an inspiration for us all.

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各界推薦 「在這本對二戰最偉大的無名女英雄之一的精彩傳記中，蜜雪兒．楊（Michelle Young）讓法國藝術史學家羅絲．瓦朗（Rose Valland）鮮活地重現眼前，終於為她爭回了應得的榮耀。在戰爭期間，瓦朗每日冒著生命危險，紀錄納粹掠奪數萬件法國藝術品的行徑，戰後又協助尋回並歸還絕大多數這些珍寶。《藝術間諜》以扣人心弦的筆法記述了瓦朗為保護法國藝術遺產所展開的孤軍奮戰，絕對是一本不容錯過的必讀之作。」——《倫敦公民》、《傅卡德夫人的祕密戰爭》紐約時報暢銷書作家琳恩．奧爾森（Lynne Olson）「在這本考證詳實、文字優美的《藝術間諜》中，楊讓一位被遺忘的二戰女英雄重見天日，她無疑值得這樣一本身後傳記。羅絲．瓦朗在納粹暴行面前展現出的勇氣與智慧令人震撼，而德軍對無法取代的藝術作品展開追捕、掠奪、販售甚至焚毀的程度，也同樣令人髮指，許多作品至今未能找回。這是一部必讀之作，誠摯推薦。」——《第五大道圖書館的獅子們》紐約時報暢銷書作家費歐娜．戴維斯（Fiona Davis）「終於，戰時巴黎最偉大的間諜迎來她的故事。在一座被納粹佔領、淪為歷史上最大規模藝術竊盜現場的博物館裡工作，羅絲．瓦朗與德國第三帝國展開了一場賭注極高的對局。她所守護的不只是生命與藝術珍品，還有戰爭本身的走向。蜜雪兒．楊以歷史學家的清晰與驚悚小說的節奏，為讀者重現這段歷史。」——《書與匕首》（Book and Dagger）作者伊莉絲．葛拉漢（Elyse Graham）「若非出自蜜雪兒．楊這樣的高手之手，羅絲．瓦朗可能依然只是歷史中的一行註腳。但在這部精采的處女作中——既有間諜小說的陰謀、戰爭驚悚片的緊張節奏，也有非虛構敘事的鮮明細節——楊透過突破性的研究還原了瓦朗的深度與複雜性，展現出與她誓死守護的藝術品同樣豐富的面貌。藉由《藝術間諜》，楊正式成為非虛構敘事的新星。」——《偷渡客》（The Stowaway）作者蘿莉．關．夏皮羅（Laurie Gwen Shapiro）「記者楊在這部驚心動魄的傳記中，重現了法國抵抗運動英雄羅絲．瓦朗的壯舉……讀者定會愛不釋手，沉浸在這位機智的戰爭英雄與蠢笨的法西斯分子鬥智鬥勇的精彩故事中。」——《出版人週刊》星級書評（Publishers Weekly）「生動的通俗歷史著作，聚焦一位被忽視的女英雄。」——《柯克斯書評》（Kirkus Reviews）「作為法國抵抗運動中的英勇且卓越的一員，也是戰後最重要的藝術遺產保護官員之一，博物館策展人羅絲．瓦朗對抗納粹藝術掠奪計畫、修復其破壞所作出的貢獻無人能出其右。蜜雪兒．楊這部研究深入的傳記突破前人，捕捉了這位策展人生命中的戲劇張力。瓦朗為了拯救法國文化遺產與對抗暴政，身陷危險之境——這個故事至今仍啟發人心。」——《戈林在巴黎的人》（Göring’s Man in Paris）作者強納森．彼得羅普洛斯（Jonathan Petropoulos）「《藝術間諜》讓讀者仿佛坐在第一排，親眼見證一件被忽視的珍寶被揭開包裝的那一刻。蜜雪兒．楊一頁頁拂去塵埃，揭示這位擁有冷靜智慧的二戰英雄。羅絲．瓦朗，法國藝術遺產的愛國守護者，值得這樣一本出色的作品為她喝采。」——《知心人》（The Confidante）作者克里斯多福．C．高漢（Christopher C. Gorham）「這是一部引人入勝的作品，講述令人難以想像的勇氣，充滿邪惡對手、間諜行動與藝術傑作的故事。一顆不可錯過的寶石。」——《搶救蒙娜麗莎》（Saving Mona Lisa）作者潔莉．香奈兒（Gerri Chanel）「經過四年在法國與美國的深入研究與無數未公開文件的參閱，蜜雪兒．楊終於讓我們重新認識羅絲．瓦朗，並揭示了她與伴侶喬伊絲．希爾（Joyce Heer）五十年共度時光中，這位伴侶所扮演的重要角色。經過三十年，我們協會『羅絲．瓦朗記憶協會』（La Mémoire de Rose Valland）所立下的目標，終於透過《藝術間諜》實現——讓世人了解羅絲．瓦朗的工作，讓她走出歷史陰影。」——羅絲．瓦朗記憶協會（Association La Mémoire de Rose Valland）「終於！羅絲．瓦朗的未曾揭露的故事，這位外表靦腆、低調的女性，如同超人化身的克拉克．肯特，擁有祕密生活與驚人力量——她白天憑藉智慧與勇氣奮力守護巴黎的藝術珍寶，夜晚則活躍於巴黎的夜總會，與納粹占領軍展開抗衡。」——《伊琳娜的孩子們》（Irena’s Children）暢銷書作家蒂拉．瑪瑟歐（Tilar Mazzeo）Review"In her masterful biography of one of the greatest unknown heroines of World War II, Michelle Young brings the French art historian Rose Valland to brilliant life and finally gives her the credit she is due. Daily risking her life during the war to document the Nazis’ looting of tens of thousands of French works of art, the quiet, unassuming Valland then helped locate and return the vast majority of those treasures after the conflict. A gripping account of Valland’s passionate one-woman fight to preserve France’s artistic heritage, The Art Spy is a must-read." — Lynne Olson, New York Times bestselling author of Citizens of London and Madame Fourcade's Secret War"In the meticulously researched and beautifully written The Art Spy, Young brings to life a forgotten heroine of World War II, one who richly deserves this posthumous portrayal. Rose Valland’s courage and ingenuity in the face of Nazi brutality is staggering, as is the shocking extent to which the Germans hunted down, looted, sold, and even burned irreplaceable works of art, many of which have never been recovered. A must read, and highly recommended." — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue"At last, the greatest spy of wartime Paris has her story told. Working in a museum turned fortress where Nazi occupiers were staging the biggest art theft in history, Rose Valland played a game against the Reich with impossibly high stakes. At play were lives, the world's masterpieces, and the course of the war itself. Michelle Young writes with the clarity of a historian and the pacing of a thriller." — Elyse Graham, author of Book and Dagger"Rose Valland might have remained a shadowy footnote in history in less skilled hands. But at the heart of Michelle Young’s thrilling debut—packed with the intrigue of a spy novel, the tension of a wartime thriller, and the vivid detail of great narrative history—is groundbreaking research that restores Valland in all her depth, revealing a figure as richly drawn as the masterpieces she fought to save. With The Art Spy, Young arrives as a major new voice in narrative nonfiction." — Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway"Journalist Young recaps the exploits of French Resistance hero Rose Valland in this thrilling saga... Readers will relish this riveting tale of a clever war hero playing the long game against bumbling fascists." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Vivid popular history spotlighting a neglected heroine." — Kirkus Reviews"As a valiant and effective member of the French Resistance and a leading Monuments Officer in the postwar period, museum curator Rose Valland did more to combat the Nazis’ art plundering program and to remedy its devastating effects, than any figure of the time. Michelle Young’s deeply-researched biography breaks new ground and captures the drama of the curator’s life. Valland put herself in grave danger in order to save France’s cultural patrimony, and resist tyranny – a story that continues to inspire today." — Jonathan Petropoulos, author of Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World"The Art Spy puts readers in the front row as a long-overlooked treasure is uncrated. Michelle Young brushes the dust away, page by page, to reveal a WWII hero of quiet brilliance and considerable sang froid. Rose Valland, patriotic protector of France's patrimony, deserves this fine showcase." — Christopher C. Gorham, author of The Confidante"An engaging read about almost-unthinkable courage that also features malicious foes, espionage, and art masterpieces. An unmissable gem." — Gerri Chanel, author of Saving Mona Lisa"After four years of all-out research in France and America using many unpublished documents, Michelle Young finally allows us to bring Rose Valland to life and discover the important role played by her partner Joyce Heer, during fifty years of their life together. After thirty years, the goal set by the Association 'La Mémoire de Rose Valland' is finally achieved through The Art Spy: to promote Rose Valland's work and bring her out of the shadows." — Association La Mémoire de Rose Valland“Finally! The untold story of Rose Valland, whose mousey appearance and self-effacing demeanor disguised, like Clark Kent to Superman, a woman with a secret life in the nightclubs of Paris, who, with intelligence and courage, fought by day to save the capital’s art treasures from the German occupiers in World War II Paris." — Tilar Mazzeo, bestselling author of Irena's Children

作者介紹

作者介紹 蜜雪兒．楊（Michelle Young）是一位屢獲殊榮的記者、作家與教授，其關於被掠奪與失落藝術的文章曾刊登於《Hyperallergic》、《The Forward》與《The Wilson Quarterly》。她畢業於哈佛大學藝術與建築史系，並擁有哥倫比亞大學建築、規劃與保存研究所的碩士學位，目前於該校擔任建築學教授。她同時也是媒體平台 Untapped New York 的創辦人。她在紐約市與巴黎之間兩地生活。Michelle Young is an award-winning journalist, author, and professor whose writing on looted and lost art has appeared in Hyperallergic, The Forward, and The Wilson Quarterly. She is a graduate of Harvard College in the History of Art and Architecture and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she is a Professor of Architecture. She is the founder of the publication Untapped New York. She divides her time between New York City and Paris.

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最佳賣點 : 根據大量先前未被發現的檔案記錄，記述了這位關鍵抵抗運動間諜在法國首都納粹藝術掠奪總部的英勇行動。瓦朗堪稱一位真正的「女性版《大藝術搶救行動》成員」，儘管她見證了歷史上最大規模的藝術竊盜，卻至今未被載入史冊。

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