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

de Tasoula Georgiou Hadjitofi

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In this powerful memoir, Tasoula Hadjitofi reveals her perilous journey orchestrating "The Munich Case"--one of the largest European art trafficking stings since World War II. Tasoula and her Greek Cypriot family lost everything during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Hundreds of ancient Cypriot churches were destroyed, their contents looted, and all signs of her Greek Cypriot culture erased. As a refugee, she wants justice. Then fate intervenes in the form of an archbishop and a dubious art dealer in search of redemption. Even as unspeakable personal tragedy strikes, she never gives up her search knowing the special place these antiquities hold in the hearts of Orthodox Christians. These icons are not just masterpieces--they are artistic manifestations of faith and a gateway to the divine. As she navigates through the underworld of art trafficking, Tasoula believes this to be her calling, and the Archbishop of Cyprus entrusts her---an ordinary woman, wife, and mother--with the mission. In order to succeed, however, she must place her trust in an art dealer known for his double-dealing. Tasoula places everything on the line to repatriate her country's sacred treasures, unaware that treachery lies in the shadow of her success.--Adapted from jacket.… (mais)
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Had to make a list of the long unpronounceable Greek names in order to keep track of what was what. The author's family was Greek Cypriots who fled during the Turkish invasion of 1974 which divided the country into Greek and Turkish. The author is obviously coming from the Greek point of view. She is Greek Orthodox (seemingly very devote and at other times stating she is "not practicing"; however, she becomes totally consumed with retrieving icons from the many Greek Orthodox churches that were raided following the invasion.

Apparently there is a huge market for ancient religious icons (mosaics, paintings, doors, etc). The story begins in a very confusing way about a sting operation taking place in Munich Germany then proceeds to tell the story leading up to that point.

Although interesting to a point about the marketing of cultural items, at last there was so much detail, so much political and legal maneuvering that it became tedious. I did Google some of the names involved - interesting background, and everyone has their own story to tell.

Was difficult for me to truly understand the importance of many of these icons and they seemed to be at the forefront of their faith rather than acts of faith itself. ( )
  maryreinert | May 4, 2022 |
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I dedicate this book to the more than sixty five million displaced and refugee people who have been forced by violence to leave their homelands and who long to return before they leave this world, but especially to my parents, Leonidas and Andriani, who have been waiting to go home since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus made my family refugees.
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In this powerful memoir, Tasoula Hadjitofi reveals her perilous journey orchestrating "The Munich Case"--one of the largest European art trafficking stings since World War II. Tasoula and her Greek Cypriot family lost everything during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Hundreds of ancient Cypriot churches were destroyed, their contents looted, and all signs of her Greek Cypriot culture erased. As a refugee, she wants justice. Then fate intervenes in the form of an archbishop and a dubious art dealer in search of redemption. Even as unspeakable personal tragedy strikes, she never gives up her search knowing the special place these antiquities hold in the hearts of Orthodox Christians. These icons are not just masterpieces--they are artistic manifestations of faith and a gateway to the divine. As she navigates through the underworld of art trafficking, Tasoula believes this to be her calling, and the Archbishop of Cyprus entrusts her---an ordinary woman, wife, and mother--with the mission. In order to succeed, however, she must place her trust in an art dealer known for his double-dealing. Tasoula places everything on the line to repatriate her country's sacred treasures, unaware that treachery lies in the shadow of her success.--Adapted from jacket.

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