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 menĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:01:32 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40703907 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier 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. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt to find the impossible. 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. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. When a dead German paratrooper lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to jail, fearing for his life. 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. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds. His grandmother won't talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. Join the two young Russians on their often fun and then suddenly again shocking and tragic mission.A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. He also meets his best friend and the love of his life.
The protagonist, Lev, a young, inexperienced teenager becomes a man who has killed two German soldiers before his eighteenth birthday.
But City of Thieves isn't only a story of adventure and survival, it is also a coming of age story. With lots of humour, suspense and tragedy he shows the desperate lives of the people who were caught between two opposing forces during the Second World War. The author, David Benioff, has written a gripping war novel.
Nonetheless the two young men set off on and adventurous journey, one which sends them behind the enemy's lines. During normal times this would be a simple task, but in a huge starving city, where even pets have been eaten by their owners, it seems to be an impossible challenge. They have got one week's time to fullfil the task: to find a dozen eggs for the Colonel so that his wife can bake their daughter's wedding cake. They can either complete it and gain their freedom or fail and die. A high-ranking Russian colonel sends the two young men on a mission.
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