City of Thieves
of David Benioff
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, City of Thieves is a gripping, cinematic World War II adventure and an intimate coming-of-age story with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 258 pages
- Publisher Viking Books
- Publication Date June 1st 2008
- First Publication 10/28/08
- Language English
- ISBN 9780670018703
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation)', 'Leningrad, USSR', 'Russia']
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