An edition of City of Thieves (2008)

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An edition of City of Thieves (2008)

City of Thieves

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A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won't talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds. Lev Beniov considers himself abuilt for deprivation.a Heas small, smart, and insecure, a Jewish virgin too young for the army, who spends his nights working as a volunteer firefighter with friends from his building. When a dead German paratrooper lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to jail, fearing for his life. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. Instead of the standard bullet in the back of the head, 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 colonel to use in his daughteras wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt to find the impossible. A search that takes them through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and the devastated surrounding countryside creates an unlikely bond between this earnest, lust-filled teenager and an endearing lothario with the gifts of a conman. 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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Publisher
Plume
Pages
416

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Cover of: City of Thieves
City of Thieves
Oct 03, 2009, Plume
paperback
Cover of: City of Thieves
City of Thieves
2009, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
Cover of: City of Thieves
City of Thieves: A Novel
May 15, 2008, Penguin Audio
audio cd
Cover of: City of Thieves
City of Thieves
2008, Viking
in English
Cover of: City of thieves
City of thieves
2008, Sceptre, Viking
in English

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paperback
Number of pages
416

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Open Library
OL30537253M
ISBN 10
0340822317
ISBN 13
9780340822319

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