All That Glitters

‘Exhilarating… Orlando Whitfield tells the story of his former friend’s downfall in thrilling detail… Compulsively readable’ - Kathryn Hughes‘A lacerating critique of the contemporary art market … All That Glitters is as compulsive as a thriller. It is literary dynamite - a blazing expose that cracks open an elite sphere cloaked in mystery and lays it mercilessly bare’ - Spectator‘A jaw-dropping romp through the absurd world of art dealing… All That Glitters is a hell of a read.’ - Irish Independent on Sunday‘This is Liar’s Poker for the art world.’ - The Economist‘The culture of discretion that enshrouds the art market obscures a multitude of sins, so it is bracing (and great fun) to watch Orlando Whitfield flout the code of silence to name names, cite prices, and reveal scams. All That Glitters is an art world GREAT GATSBY, deliciously withering and dishy, a parable about the price of beauty, the power of charisma, and the limits of friendship.’ - Patrick Radden Keefe

Orlando Whitfield is a failed art dealer. His writing has appeared in the Paris Review, the Sunday Times, and the White Review. All That Glitters is his first book.