City Of Thieves

Benioff, David

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Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. 17-year-old Lev has been arrested for looting. Along with his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, Lev is given a choice – find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel, or face execution.

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Publish Date: 01/06/2009

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From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin.

‘David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller . . . CITY OF THIEVES is tender, illuminating, and, be warned, often shocking.‘ Khaled Hosseini

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.

Additional information

Weight 281 g
Dimensions 197 × 133 × 26 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

389

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K