New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- La Joconde, c'est partie!" was the message that went out from the Louvre on the morning of 22 August 1911. The Mona Lisa was gone! And so was a doorknob but that was discovered a little later. It took a year before the Mona Lisa was restored and in that time the theft made both Mona Lisa and Louvre far more famous than they had been. In his 2023 award-winning book, The Mona Lisa Vanishes, Nicholas Day tells a thrilling story of how the Mona Lisa went missing and its eventual return, weaving in strands of the larger story of Leonardo da Vinci and the painting. It's a great read for anyone interested in art or art heists. Or in the Louvre, especially if you are following the theft, where in 7 minutes, thieves made away...