The Man Who Stole the Gods is a gripping and shocking account of a global art conspiracy
Foreigners with few professional qualifications could find well-paid work: One of them was Douglas Latchford, a young Englishman who had grown up in India and at a British boarding school, and skipped university to follow his older brother to Thailand in the 1950s. In Bangkok, he rose rapidly in one of the many local import agencies serving foreign multinationals. He soon became interested in traditional art of the region, entranced by the gracious, naturalistic sculptures of gods and heroes from neighbouring Cambodia.
- ▪Foreigners with few professional qualifications could find well-paid work: One of them was Douglas Latchford, a young Englishman who had grown up in India and at a British boarding school, and skipped university to follow his older brother
- ▪In Bangkok, he rose rapidly in one of the many local import agencies serving foreign multinationals.
- ▪He soon became interested in traditional art of the region, entranced by the gracious, naturalistic sculptures of gods and heroes from neighbouring Cambodia.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOpen this photo in gallery:SuppliedTitle: The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art ConspiracyAuthor: Matthew CampbellGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: PortfolioPages: 412 In the good old days in Southeast Asia, the expats used to joke that Bangkok was a first-rate place for second-rate people. Foreigners with few professional qualifications could find well-paid work: One of them was Douglas Latchford, a young Englishman who had grown up in India and at a British boarding school, and skipped university to follow his older brother to Thailand in the 1950s. In Bangkok, he rose rapidly in one of the many local import agencies serving foreign multinationals.
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