by Carlos Ruiz Zafón · Orion Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753819319
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«The Shadow of the Wind» is the mystery novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, published by Orion Publishing in paperback (416 pages, in English).
In 1945 Barcelona, Daniel Sempere discovers a book by Julián Carax in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. Years later, someone determined to make all copies disappear pushes him to investigate the author's life and death. A story of literary obsession, love and secrets in a city shrouded in mystery.
First instalment of the «El cementerio de los libros olvidados» saga, originally published in 2001. English translation by Lucia Graves; original title: «La sombra del viento».
For readers of literary fiction, mystery and historical novel, and for those who enjoy stories about books and libraries.
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.
