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City of Thieves is a 2008 historical fiction novel by David Benioff. It is, in part, a coming of age story set in the World War II siege of Leningrad. It follows the adventures of two youths as they desperately search for a dozen eggs at the behest of a Soviet NKVD officer, a task that takes them far behind enemy lines.
May 15, 2008 · City of Thieves is an exquisitely written homage to Russian culture and history. More importantly, though, it is a riveting tale about survival and the power of friendship. Amidst the Battle of Leningrad, two Russians, Lev and Kolya, are arrested and imprisoned.
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Mar 31, 2009 · By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, the New York Times bestseller 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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- David Benioff
- Penguin Books
A novel about a young Russian soldier named Lev who is sent on a mission to find a dozen eggs during the siege of Leningrad in World War II. He teams up with a fellow prisoner, Kolya, and faces various dangers and challenges in a city ravaged by hunger and violence.
Mar 31, 2009 · By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, the New York Times bestseller 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.
- Penguin Books
- $10.15
May 15, 2008 · From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a...
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A novel about two men who risk their lives to find a dozen eggs for a Soviet colonel during the siege of Leningrad in World War II. A New York Times bestseller and a Dublin Literary Award winner, praised for its humor, suspense and tragedy.
