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ChaiVillageLA Book Group


 

We will be discussing "City of Thieves" by David Benioff. The discussion will be facilitated by Linda Smith.

About the Book:

"City of Thieves” follows a character named Lev Beniov, the son of a revered Soviet Jewish poet who was “disappeared” in the Stalinist purges, as Lev and an accomplice carry out an impossible assignment during the Nazi blockade of Leningrad. Before Lev begins to tell his story, however, a young Los Angeles screenwriter named David visits his grandfather in Florida, pleading for his memories of the siege. But this is no postmodern coquetry. In fact, the novel tells a refreshingly traditional tale, driven by an often ingenious plot. And after that first chapter Benioff is humble enough to get out of its way.

For some writers, Russia inspires extravagant lamentations uttered into the eternity of those implacable winters. Happily, Benioff’s prose doesn’t draw that kind of attention to itself.  (New York Times)

This book is available in the Los Angeles Public Library and is also on Kindle. Please read the book prior to attending the program.


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For Zoom assistance, contact Jeanette at 310.592.0321/ Jeanette@ChaiVillageLA.org.


When:
Monday, May 15, 2023, 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM
Where:
Zoom
CA  

Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Richard Dickes
201-919-4491 (c)
Category:
Village-Run Event
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