City of Thieves: A Novel

City of Thieves: A Novel
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Год
 
Страниц
 
272
ISBN
 
0670018708
Издатель
 
Little, Brown and Company

Содержание:

Юнкера, Впотьмах, Молох, Прапорщик армейский, Олеся, На переломе (Кадеты), Поединок, Суламифь, Гранатовый браслет, Яма, Колесо времени, Жанета, Купол Св. Исаакия Далматского, Звезда Соломона, Жидкое солнце, "Настоящий художник, громадный талант…"

Описание:

As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original?the story of two young men on an impossible adventureA 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. Lev Beniov considers himself ?built for deprivation.? He?s small, smart, and insecure, a Jewish virgin too young for the army, who spends his nights working as a volunteer firefighter with friends from his building. When a dead German paratrooper lands in his street, Lev is caught looting the body and dragged to jail, fearing for his life. He shares his cell with the charismatic and grandiose Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested on desertion charges. Instead of the standard bullet in the back of the head, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an...

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