City of Thieves - Rilegato

Benioff, David

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ISBN 10: 0340822309 ISBN 13: 9780340822302

Casa editrice: Sceptre, 2008

Riassunto

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 for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of the execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter's wedding cake, and live. Or fail, and die. In the depths of the coldest winter in history, through a city cut off from all supplies and suffering appalling deprivation, man and boy embark on an absurd hunt. Their search will take them through desolate, lawless Leningrad and the devastated countryside surrounding it, in the captivating journey of two men trying to survive against desperate odds.

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Recensione:

The book's eight stories are written with both a literary writer's care and a film writer's instinct for courting his readers or viewers. He hooks them, reels them in and does his best to make them happy to be in the boat with him - until he lets them go a few hours later (USA Today)

'David Benioff's glorious second novel is a wild action-packed quest and much else besides: a coming-of-age story, an odd-couple tale and a juicy footnote to the siege of Leningrad...Will keep your adrenaline pumping...This gut-churning thriller will sweep you along and, with any luck, propel Benioff into bestseller land' (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

The latest master of the zippy, punchy, knee-to-the-groin story is David Benioff . . . Wonderful collection (Independent on Sunday)

'Hard-to-put-down novel . . . Benioff blends tense adventure, a bittersweet coming-of-age and an oddly touching buddy narrative to craft a smart crowd-pleaser' (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

'A high-spirited adventure' (Booklist)

'Beautifully paced and seemingly effortless' (Maile Meloy)

'Benioff has produced a funny, sad, and thrilling novel.' (Entertainment Weekly)

'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. It is the kind of compellingly readable book that lingers long after it is read.' (Khaled Hosseini)

'expert tone ... fine sense of pace." (FT)

'This is an arresting, original story of desperation and survival' (Waterstone's Books Quartley)

L'autore:

David Benioff has published articles and stories in GQ, Seventeen and Zoetrope. Born and raised in New York City, he now lives in Los Angeles. This is the long-awaited new novel by the critically-acclaimed author of THE 25TH HOUR and WHEN THE NINES ROLL OVER.

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• Editore: Sceptre
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0340822309
• ISBN 13: 9780340822302
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320