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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.
David Benioff is an author and screenwriter. His first novel, The 25th Hour, was adapted into a popular feature film directed by Spike Lee. Benioff wrote the screenplay for The Kite Runner . His short story collection, When the Nines Roll Over, received critical acclaim. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Amanda Peet, and daughter.
