The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2004
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Verlag)
978-0-297-84897-4 (ISBN)

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A literary thriller in the tradition of Umberto Eco. The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive.

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra Del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. Then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from La Sombra del Viento, a character who turns out to be the devil. This man is tracking down every last copy of Carax's works in order to burn them. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind. A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon was born in Barcelona in 1964. He won the Premio Edebe for his first novel, Prince of the Mists and La Sombra del Viento is a finalist for the Premio Lara. He lives in Los Angeles and works as a scriptwriter.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.5.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Original-Titel	La sombra del viento
Maße	152 x 233 mm
Gewicht	633 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
Schlagworte	Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen
ISBN-10	0-297-84897-6 / 0297848976
ISBN-13	978-0-297-84897-4 / 9780297848974
Zustand	Neuware