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City of Thieves

byDavid Benioff

Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, adventure, and coming-of-age stories.

Topics WarFriendshipCourageSurvivalWorld war iiLeningrad siegeAdventureComing of ageLoyaltySacrifice
MoodSuspenseful, Reflective
HumorOccasional Humor
ViolenceModerate
From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin. Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of an execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter's wedding cake, and live. Or fail, and die. In the depths of the coldest winter in history, through a city cut off from all supplies and suffering appalling deprivation, man and boy embark on an absurd hunt. Their search will take them through desolate, lawless Leningrad and the devastated countryside surrounding it, in the captivating journey of two men trying to survive against desperate odds.

Language

en

Published on

06/01/2009

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780340977392

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