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24 heures avant la nuit

Pages
280
Published
2003
Language
French

Synopsis

In the brutal winter of 1942, during the siege of Leningrad, a young Russian soldier is tasked with finding a baker who can create a special cake for a powerful Soviet colonel's birthday. This seemingly simple mission becomes a desperate journey through a city on the brink of collapse, where starvation and death are constant companions. He must navigate moral dilemmas and impossible choices to complete his assignment and survive the night.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma