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City of Thieves is a 2008 historical fiction novel by David Benioff. It is, in part, a coming of age story set in the World War II siege of Leningrad. It follows the adventures of two youths as they desperately search for a dozen eggs at the behest of a Soviet NKVD officer, a task that takes them far behind enemy lines.

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City of Thieves is an exquisitely written homage to Russian culture and history. More importantly, though, it is a riveting tale about survival and the power of friendship. Amidst the Battle of Leningrad, two Russians, Lev and Kolya, are arrested and imprisoned. Terrified that they will be executed, they are shocked when a Russian commander

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City of Thieves: A Novel. Paperback - March 31, 2009. by David Benioff (Author) 4.6 17,350 ratings. See all formats and editions. From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship

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"City of Thieves" is a gripping World War II adventure novel about two young men who embark on a dangerous mission to find a dozen eggs in war-torn Leningrad, offering a captivating exploration of survival, friendship, and the human spirit.

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/books/review/Fishman-t.html
CITY OF THIEVES By David Benioff. 258 pp. Viking. $24.95. Boris Fishman has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic and other publications.

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Prologue. The novel begins with David as the narrator. He is an American who describes himself as growing up knowing that his grandfather killed two Germans in a knife fight before he was 18, even though he was never actually told the story. As a child David lived two blocks away from his grandparents, who owned an insurance company.

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"City of Thieves is a coming-of-age story brilliantly amplified by its worn-torn backdrop . . . Benioff's finest achievement in "City of Thieves" has been to banish all possible pretensions from his novel, which never wears its research on its sleeve, and to deliver a rough-and-tumble tale that clenches humor, savagery, and pathos

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"City of Thieves" is a gripping World War II adventure novel about two young men who embark on a dangerous mission to find a dozen eggs in war-torn Leningrad, offering a captivating exploration of survival, friendship, and the human spirit. Popular highlight.

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Books. City of Thieves: A Novel. David Benioff. Penguin, May 15, 2008 - Fiction - 272 pages. From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones, a captivating novel about war, courage, survival — and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime.

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City of Thieves: A Novel. City of Thieves. : David Benioff. Penguin, 2008 - Fiction - 258 pages. As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original—the story of two young men on an impossible adventure. A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad.

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Books. City of Thieves. David Benioff. Hodder & Stoughton, 2008 - English fiction - 310 pages. Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested

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City of thieves. 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.

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City Of Thieves by David Benioff. Publication date 2008 Topics david benioff, city of thieves Collection opensource. A historical fiction novel written in 2008 Addeddate 2022-09-23 14:17:45 Identifier city-of-thieves Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2mm5d2jgxh Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a

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"City of Thieves" is an extraordinary book. I was enthralled and engrossed from Page 1. While it is easy for a reader to over-praise what one feels in the moment about a book's high quality, in this case I am confident that Benioff's work will remain popular and important.

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"City of Thieves is a coming-of-age story brilliantly amplified by its worn-torn backdrop . . . Benioff's finest achievement in "City of Thieves" has been to banish all possible pretensions from his novel, which never wears its research on its sleeve, and to deliver a rough-and-tumble tale that clenches humor, savagery, and pathos squarely

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City of Thieves reads like a novelized "buddy movie" (think Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Thelma and Louise ). Although engaging, City of Thieves does not contain great emotional depths. Horrific events are reported - the reader observes, but does not relate. In this, especially, Benioff's background as a screenwriter is evident.

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City of Thieves. By David Benioff. Hardcover, 272 pages. List Price: $24.95. My grandfather, the knife fighter, killed two Germans before he was eighteen. I don't remember anyone telling me--it

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City of thieves : a novel by Benioff, David. Publication date 2008 Topics Survival -- Fiction, Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944 -- Fiction Publisher New York, N.Y. : Viking Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English. 258 p. ; 24 cm

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ISBN: 9780340977392. Number of pages: 400. Weight: 281 g. Dimensions: 197 x 133 x 26 mm. MEDIA REVIEWS. David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller. With humor, heart, and at times relentless suspense, he has written a riveting war novel and an engaging coming of age story. City of Thieves is tender, illuminating, and, be warned, often shocking.

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Paperback. $8.51. Audio CD. $10.89. From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin. 'David Benioff is an exceptional storyteller . . . CITY OF THIEVES is tender, illuminating, and, be warned, often shocking.'. Khaled Hosseini.

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City of Thieves, published in 2008, is a historical novel by Jewish American author David Benioff.The story is framed as the memories of the narrator's grandfather, Lev Beniov. The story follows Lev, a Russian Jew, and Kolya, a Cossack soldier, during the Siege of Leningrad in World War II.The book was well received upon publication and later inspired the postapocalyptic video game The Last

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Hardcover. $28.44. Paperback. $1.73 19 Used from $0.75 3 New from $11.99. Audio CD. $11.25. The story is introduced as the recollections of the author's grandfather Lev, a contemporary Russian Jewish émigré. It is set in the first week of 1942, with Lev trying to survive the Siege of Leningrad after his father is "disappeared" by the NKVD and

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By turns insightful and funny, thrilling and terrifying, the New York Times best seller 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. ©2008 David Benioff (P)2008 Penguin. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Literature & Fiction.