by Carlos Ruiz Zafón · Signatuur · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789056720780
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«De schaduw van de wind» is the novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, published by Signatuur in paperback (541 pages, in Dutch).
In post-war Barcelona, Daniel Sempere discovers in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books a novel by one Julián Carax. His obsession with the book and its author drags him into a tangle of secrets, while the city and the Franco regime tremble around him. Love, friendship and the power of books intertwine in this story that mixes suspense, historical drama and romance.
First instalment of the series «Het kerkhof der vergeten boeken» («The Cemetery of Forgotten Books»). Original work in Spanish: «La sombra del viento».
For readers seeking an atmospheric novel about books and mysteries in post-war Barcelona.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish novelist known for his 2001 novel La sombra del viento. The novel sold 15 million copies and was winner of numerous awards; it was included in a list of the 100 best books in Spanish of the last 25 years, made in 2007 by 81 Spanish and Hispanic American writers and critics.
