by Carlos Ruiz Zafón · W&N · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780297848974
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«The Shadow of the Wind» is the mystery novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, published by W&N in paperback (320 pages, in English).
In postwar Barcelona, Daniel discovers the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and chooses a book by Julián Carax. He soon finds that someone is destroying every copy of that author's work; his might be the last. His search for the truth about Carax leads to secrets, obsession and love, and turns literature into something dangerous.
First instalment of the «El cementerio de los libros olvidados» saga, originally published in 2001 as «La sombra del viento».
Recommended for readers of mystery and historical intrigue who enjoy stories about books, secrets and an atmospheric 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.
