City of Thieves

Resumen del libro

From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour and When the Nines Roll Over and co-creator of the 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.

Biografía del autor

Es autor de la novela La última hora (2000), que fue llevada al cine por Spike Lee con guión del propio Benioff. Ha escrito los guiones de Troya, Tránsito y Cometas en el cielo, y en la actualidad está preparando el de XMen Origins: Wolverine y la adaptación de la serie de novelas de George R. R. Martin Canción de hielo y fuego. También es autor del libro de cuentos Descalza sobre el trébol y otros relatos (2004). Sus relatos han aparecido en Best New American Voices y The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Ciudad de ladrones, recibida con gran entusiasmo por la crítica, será publicada en 24 lenguas. Vive en Los Ángeles con su mujer y su hija.