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It is set in Leningrad just before and during the Siege of Leningrad by German forces in World War II. The book was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2002 [1] and for the 2001 Whitbread Prize. [2] The Siege is the first of a two-book series. The second, The Betrayal was published in 2010 and is also set in Leningrad, but later in 1952.
The siege of Leningrad ranks as the most lethal siege in world history, and some historians speak of the siege operations in terms of genocide, as a "racially motivated starvation policy" that became an integral part of the unprecedented German war of extermination against populations of the Soviet Union generally.
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.
The 872-day siege of Leningrad, Russia, resulted from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad in the Eastern Front during World War II.The siege lasted from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944, and was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history, devastating the city of Leningrad.
Many instances of cannibalism by necessity were recorded during World War II. For example, during the 872-day siege of Leningrad, reports of cannibalism began to appear in the winter of 1941–1942, after all birds, rats, and pets were eaten by survivors. Leningrad police even formed a special division to combat cannibalism. [54] [55]
The book was longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, [1] and shortlisted for the 2011 Commonwealth Writer's Prize and the Orwell Prize. [2] The Betrayal is the second of a two-book series. The first, The Siege was published in 2001 and is set in Leningrad during the siege.
The searing story of Leningrad helps explain his thinking. Given the devastation World War II caused — an estimated 26 million Soviets lost their lives — such stories are widely available to ...
Lidiya Yakovlevna Ginzburg (Russian: Ли́дия Я́ковлевна Ги́нзбург; March 18, 1902, Odessa, Russian Empire [1] – July 17, 1990, Leningrad, USSR [2]) was a major Soviet literary critic and historian and a survivor of the siege of Leningrad. [3]