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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
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2009
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- (Paperback)
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- David Benioff
- Uitgever
- Plume
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2009
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0452295319
- ISBN13
- 9780452295315
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Detectives & Thriller, Historische romans, Avontuur, Detectiveverhalen, Humor, Liefde, Vriendschap, Oorlogsproza, Oorlogen, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Dood, Rusland, Strijd, Zoektocht, Winter, kou, Huwelijken, Uithongering, Hongersnood, Belegering, Eieren, Leningrad, Blokkade
- Eerste editie
- 2008
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- City of Thieves
- Beoordeling
- 4,3 van 5
- Aantekening
- 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.