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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 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.
Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne (December 31, 1918 – June 3, 2018) was a Russian-American author, actress and a sniper during World War II.A survivor of the siege of Leningrad, she married an American diplomat and came to the United States, becoming the author of 14 books.
Pages in category "Siege of Leningrad" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Part of the 'Flower of Life' memorial complex dedicated to children of the Leningrad Siege, showing pages from Savicheva's diary. Tanya and her diary have become an iconic image of the victims of the siege of Leningrad in the postwar Soviet Union. In 1968 a memorial was constructed in her honor which was later expanded to a memorial complex. [9]
The siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1941 to 1944.
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.
In late 2009 a film version of the book was in development with Andy Tennant as director. Production was halted, though the author's script was finished. [2] As of June 2011, the option on the book expired and was not renewed with Andy Tennant's production company due to differing ideas and thoughts about how the film script should be written. [3]