# The Shadow of the Wind - Paperback

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by **Carlos Ruiz Zafon** (Author), **Lucia Graves** (Translator)

**"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up** _**The Shadow of the Wind**_**. Really, you should." --Michael Dirda, _The Washington Post  
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"Wondrous...masterful..._The Shadow of the Wind_ is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero." --**_**Entertainment Weekly,**_ **Editor's Choice**

**"This is one gorgeous read." --Stephen King**

"I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time..."

Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled _The Shadow of the Wind_, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

### Author Biography

**Carlos Ruiz Zafón** was one of the world's most read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. He was the author of _The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, The Prince of Mist, The Midnight Palace, _The Prisoner of Heaven,__ and, most recently, _The City of Mist_, published posthumously_._ He died in 2020.

**Lucia Graves** is the author and translator of many works and has overseen Spanish-language editions of the poetry of her father, Robert Graves.

**Number of Pages:** 512

**Dimensions:** 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN

**Publication Date:** January 25, 2005

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Mystery & Detective, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers

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