Children of the Raven. The Stolen City
13 hrs. 19 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Yulia Yakovleva
Author
Yulia Yakovleva
Narrator
Roza Shmukler
Narrator
Roza Shmukler
Description
Book 1 - CHILDREN OF THE RAVEN
For some reason, at night Papa went on a business trip, and after a few days Mama and the younger brother disappeared without a trace, leaving Shurka and Tanya alone. “The raven took them,” everyone whispers. But what kind of Raven is it, and who will show the way to him? It’s easy enough to cross the border between the Raven’s city and an ordinary city—only one way. Only when Shurka understands that the Raven is everywhere in Leningrad of 1938, the fearless Shurka will be able to rise up against his gray kingdom.
Shurka and Tanya’s childhood fell on a difficult time: Stalin’s terror, war, and the postwar years. The fairy-tale novel “Children of the Raven” tells about the dark pages of our country’s history—the first book in the “Leningrad Fairy Tales” cycle. It tells of fear and courage, of indifference and hope, and that even in childhood, when you depend in many ways on others—on adults—you can and should remain free, despite the times.
Book 2 - THE STOLEN CITY
Leningrad during the blockade. The house where Tanya, Shurka, and Bobka—those left without parents—lived was bombed. It’s good that Aunt Vera has a key to another apartment. But winter is coming, and the stomach keeps hurting for some reason; new neighbors disappear one after another, and Aunt Vera is nowhere. And then Tanya loses her bread ration cards… The frozen, empty city seems to hunt those who are still alive, and those whom you can’t call alive begin to stir.
Trying to save themselves, the children end up in Tuonela—a world where time has stopped and other laws apply. To get out of there, Tanya, Shurka, and even little Bobka will have to make a choice—otherwise the gray man in the creaking cart will catch up with them.
“The Stolen City” is the second of five books in the “Leningrad Fairy Tales” cycle. The first, “Children of the Raven,” was named the main event of 2016 in teen literature, made the shortlist for the “Yasnaya Polyana” literary prize, and entered the international list of “White Ravens”—among the best 200 books from 60 countries.
For some reason, at night Papa went on a business trip, and after a few days Mama and the younger brother disappeared without a trace, leaving Shurka and Tanya alone. “The raven took them,” everyone whispers. But what kind of Raven is it, and who will show the way to him? It’s easy enough to cross the border between the Raven’s city and an ordinary city—only one way. Only when Shurka understands that the Raven is everywhere in Leningrad of 1938, the fearless Shurka will be able to rise up against his gray kingdom.
Shurka and Tanya’s childhood fell on a difficult time: Stalin’s terror, war, and the postwar years. The fairy-tale novel “Children of the Raven” tells about the dark pages of our country’s history—the first book in the “Leningrad Fairy Tales” cycle. It tells of fear and courage, of indifference and hope, and that even in childhood, when you depend in many ways on others—on adults—you can and should remain free, despite the times.
Book 2 - THE STOLEN CITY
Leningrad during the blockade. The house where Tanya, Shurka, and Bobka—those left without parents—lived was bombed. It’s good that Aunt Vera has a key to another apartment. But winter is coming, and the stomach keeps hurting for some reason; new neighbors disappear one after another, and Aunt Vera is nowhere. And then Tanya loses her bread ration cards… The frozen, empty city seems to hunt those who are still alive, and those whom you can’t call alive begin to stir.
Trying to save themselves, the children end up in Tuonela—a world where time has stopped and other laws apply. To get out of there, Tanya, Shurka, and even little Bobka will have to make a choice—otherwise the gray man in the creaking cart will catch up with them.
“The Stolen City” is the second of five books in the “Leningrad Fairy Tales” cycle. The first, “Children of the Raven,” was named the main event of 2016 in teen literature, made the shortlist for the “Yasnaya Polyana” literary prize, and entered the international list of “White Ravens”—among the best 200 books from 60 countries.
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