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| Author | Helen Dunmore |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | June 2001 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 293 |
| ISBN | 0-670-89718-3 |
| Followed by | The Betrayal |
The Siege is a 2001 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 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.
- ^ "On the Orange Shortlist". The Guardian. 10 June 2002. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "McEwan hopes for atonement". The Guardian. 14 November 2001. eISSN 1756-3224. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 October 2019.