Thieves pinch Jonathan Franzen’s glasses from his face in ‘art stunt’
During the launch party, at London’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, two unidentified young men approached Franzen, 51, plucked his signature spectacles from his face and made off into the darkness of Hyde Park, leaving the author’s vision significantly impaired.
As they fled, the pair dropped a ransom note, reportedly demanding £100,000 in exchange for the safe return of the glasses. A spokesperson for Franzen’s UK publisher, Fourth Estate, said they suspected the theft was “some kind of performance art”.
Ah fame. Who would want it?
