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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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City of Thieves. Stadt der Diebe, englische Ausgabe, David Benioff
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2009
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- (In brossura)
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- David Benioff
- Editore
- Plume
- Pubblicato
- 2009
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 0452295319
- ISBN13
- 9780452295315
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Tema stórico, Gialli & Thriller, Prosa storica, Avventura, Gialli, Umorismo, Amore, Amicizia, Prosa di guerra, Guerre, Seconda guerra mondiale, Morte, Russia, Lotta, Indagine, Inverno, freddo, Sposalizi, Fame, Carestia, Assedio, Uova, Leningrado, Bloccaggio
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2008
- Titolo originale
- City of Thieves
- Valutazione
- 4,3 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.