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Author | David Benioff |
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Language | English |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Publisher | Viking/Penguin |
Publication date | 2008 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 258 pp. |
ISBN | 0-670-01870-8 |
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. It was released by Plume on May 15, 2008.[1]
The audiobook, narrated by Ron Perlman, was released by Penguin Audio on January 8, 2009.[2]