The Text we will be studying this term is 'The Siege' by Helen Dunmore. It is a book set in Second world War Russia in the city of Leningrad and covers such themes as human survival and mankind's determination and adaptability to survive. To find out more about this . Top Quotes from The Siege. These are the top 3 quotes from The Siege by Helen Dunmore. View all 10 quotes from The Siege. “Poetry doesn't exist to make life beautiful. Poetry is life itself.”. “There's no use relying too much on a memory that's only set in stone.”. “Being dead is normal. Helen Dunmore’s novel ‘The Siege’ is a fantastic novel. A piece of historical fiction that will forever stand as a defining work and fitting testament to the endurance of the human spirit in the face of unbelievable suffering of millions of ordinary people in Leningrad, soldiers and citizens, at the hands of two odious regimes in the Nazi-Soviet conflict of World War Two.4/5.
Book Summary. Called "elegantly, starkly beautiful" by The New York Times Book Review, The Siege is Helen Dunmore's masterpiece. Her canvas is monumental - the Nazis' winter siege on Leningrad that killed six hundred thousand -- but her focus is heartrendingly intimate. The Siege is a historical novel by English writer Helen Dunmore. 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 and for the Whitbread Prize. The Siege is the first of a two-book series. Helen Dunmore’s novel ‘The Siege’ is a fantastic novel. A piece of historical fiction that will forever stand as a defining work and fitting testament to the endurance of the human spirit in the face of unbelievable suffering of millions of ordinary people in Leningrad, soldiers and citizens, at the hands of two odious regimes in the Nazi-Soviet conflict of World War Two.
0コメント