City of Thieves: A Novel
by:
David Benioff (author)
Set within the monumental events of history, City of Thieves is an intimate coming-of-age tale with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
Set within the monumental events of history, City of Thieves is an intimate coming-of-age tale with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670018703 (0670018708)
ASIN: 0670018708
Publish date: 2008-05-15
Publisher: Viking Adult
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Two guys fallen on the same fate because they got caught, with punishable crime, in Russia during the war against Nazi. The only way out, is for them to finish a task for the general. So, being cold and hungry, they have to go and find themselves some eggs. But that is the backbone of the story. O...
Really enjoyed this book. Not sure that I can say exactly what made it so compelling, but I always looked forward to picking it back up and seeing what dangers Lev and Kolya were going to face. And the reader is just transported to this cold and hungry place. Amazing descriptions.
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/03/review-city-of-thieves-by-david-benioff.html
One of my favorite audiobooks of the year! I enjoyed this book so much, I am picking it for my bookclub selection. Set in St. Petersburg during World War II, this is a combination of historical fiction and a coming-of-age story for the main character, Lev Beniov. Caught looting a dead German soldier...
wonderful.
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