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A stunning 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 work 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.
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Part gothic mystery, past ribald comedy, part political thriller, part Borgesian parable, and all marvellous (Sunday Times)
A hymn of praise to all the joys of reading (Independent)
A magical tale (Cecilia Ahern)
One of those rare novels that combine brilliant plotting with sublime writing (Sunday Times)
A book lover's dream (The Times)
Irresistibly readable...Walk down any street in Zafon's Barcelona and you'll glimpse the shades of the past and the secrets of the present (Guardian)
Diabolically good (Elle)
This gripping novel has the feel of a gothic ghost story complete with crumbling, ivy-covered mansions, gargoyles and dank prison cells...this is just the sort of literary mystery that would have found favour with Wilkie Collins (Daily Mail)
A deeply satisfying, rich, full read (Sunday Telegraph)
A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love (Sunday Express)
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A hymn of praise to all the joys of reading (Independent)
A magical tale (Cecilia Ahern)
One of those rare novels that combine brilliant plotting with sublime writing (Sunday Times)
A book lover's dream (The Times)
Irresistibly readable...Walk down any street in Zafon's Barcelona and you'll glimpse the shades of the past and the secrets of the present (Guardian)
Diabolically good (Elle)
This gripping novel has the feel of a gothic ghost story complete with crumbling, ivy-covered mansions, gargoyles and dank prison cells...this is just the sort of literary mystery that would have found favour with Wilkie Collins (Daily Mail)
A deeply satisfying, rich, full read (Sunday Telegraph)
A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love (Sunday Express)
A stunning 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...
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- PublisherW&N
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0753820250
- ISBN 13 9780753820254
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