Is there a book called The Orchid Thief?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession.

How does The Orchid Thief end?

In the end, Laroche loses the case and is sentenced to six months probation. This causes him to lose interest in plants and become obsessed with computers. He guides Orlean into the Fakahatchee one last time, but she never does get to see the ghost orchid in person.

What genre is The Orchid Thief?

Comedy
DramaCrime filmComedy-drama
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What would you expect a book called The Orchid Thief to be about?

The Orchid Thief is a 1998 non-fiction book by American journalist Susan Orlean, based on her investigation of the 1994 arrest of horticulturist John Laroche and a group of Seminoles in south Florida for poaching rare orchids in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve.

Is the book The Orchid Thief a true story?

The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession is a fascinating, yet oddly meandering, account of journalist Susan Orlean’s years-long investigation into the Florida covert orchid trade. The book began as an article published by Orlean in New Yorker magazine in 1995.

Who is Susan Orleans in the Orchid Thief?

Susan Orleans, a columnist for The New Yorker went to Florida to get the story. She befriended the weirdly charismatic Laroche, gained entry to the bizarre world of orchid collectors, and ultimately expanded the article into a book (and subsequently a movie).

Who is John Laroche in the Orchid Thief?

Determined to clone an endangered flowerthe rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindeniia deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of Americas strange flower-selling subculture, through Floridas swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the

How did Kaufman die in the Orchid Thief?

When Kaufman becomes curious about the affair, he gets caught spying on the pair and Orlean wants Kaufman dead to save her reputation. That leads to the thriller sequence of the film in which Donald and Laroche are killed and Orlean is arrested. Kaufman lives to tell the tale and finishes the script.