Diverse City of Thieves: Ein Roman von David Benioff, Kartoniert

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of t he HBO series Game of Thrones , a captivating novel about war, courage, survival and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. 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, the New York Times bestseller 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.

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of t he HBO series Game of Thrones , a captivating novel about war, courage, survival and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a lifetime. 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, the New York Times bestseller 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.

Der Roman erzählt eine erfrischend traditionelle Geschichte, die von einer oft genialen Handlung getragen wird. Benioff wechselt mit perfekter Kontrolle den Ton – kein kürzlich gelesener Roman wechselt so schnell und sicher zwischen den Registern, von Humor zu Verwüstung. Diese fesselnde Geschichte verbindet perfekt Tragödie und Komödie. Herrlich, Benioff hat einen lustigen, traurigen und spannenden Roman geschaffen. Benioff verbindet Humor und Horror meisterhaft. Als geschickter Geschichtenerzähler schreibt Benioff mit Anmut und filmischem Flair über Hunger, Kannibalismus und die Gräueltaten der Nazis. Wäre Die Diebe ein Film, würde er wie Schindlers Liste beginnen und wie Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes enden. Stadt der Diebe ist eine Coming-of-Age-Geschichte.