by Carlos Ruiz Zafón · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804546436
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«L'ombra del vento» is the gothic mystery novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, published by Mondadori in paperback (580 pages, in Italian).
In 1945, Daniel, son of a second-hand bookseller, visits the Cemetery of Forgotten Books with his father and takes a copy of «L'ombra del vento». Trying to learn about its author, the young man enters a web of mysteries, love and intrigues connecting Barcelona's modernist splendour with the gloom of the postwar period.
First instalment of the «El cementerio de los libros olvidados» saga. The Italian edition is translated by Lia Sezzi. «L'ombra del vento» was originally published as «La sombra del viento».
Aimed at readers of gothic fiction, mystery and historical fiction, especially those who enjoy stories about books and literary cities.
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.
