The World to Come

I just came across a book I thought some of you might be interested in: Jewish author Dara Horn's latest novel, The World to Come. The book is about an actual art heist and the relationship between Marc Chagall and Der Nister:

At the center of the story is Benjamin Ziskind, a former child prodigy who now spends his days writing questions for a television trivia show. After Ben's twin sister Sara forces him to attend a singles cocktail party at a Jewish museum, Ben spots Over Vitebsk, a Chagall sketch that once hung in the twins' childhood home. Convinced the painting was wrongfully taken from his family, Ben steals the work of art and enlists his twin to create a forgery to replace the stolen Chagall. What follows is a series of interwoven stories that trace the life and times of the famous painting, and the fate of those who come into contact with it.

Elegant Variation (an LA based book blog) has an interesting interview with the author.