The shadow of the wind
(Book)
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New York, NY : Penguin Press, 2004.
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Book
Physical Desc:
486 pages ; 25 cm.
Lexile measure:
990L
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Description
A boy named Daniel selects a novel from a library of rare books, enjoying it so much that he searches for the rest of the author's works, only to discover that someone is destroying every book the author has ever written. Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly. As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons- The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Peacute-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera ?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, ldquo. The originality of Ruiz Zafoacute's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature. An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.
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East Hampton Adult Fiction
FIC ZAF
In Transit
Location
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Branford/Blackstone Adult Fiction
FIC.
In Transit
East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
FIC RUI
On Shelf
East Lyme Public Adult Fiction
Ruiz Zafón, Carlos [Cemetery] #01 (Shadow)
Due Jan 10, 2025
Haddam/Brainerd Adult Fiction
FIC RUIZ ZAFON
Due Jan 10, 2025
Lyme Adult Fiction
FIC RUIZ
Due Jan 14, 2025
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
FIC RUIZ ZAFON
On Shelf
Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC RUIZZAFON
Due Jan 10, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Ruiz Zafon
Billed
West Haven Main Adult Fiction
FIC RUI
In Transit
Subjects
LC Subjects
Antiquarian booksellers -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction.
Books -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Rare books -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Widowers -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Young men -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction.
Books -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Rare books -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Widowers -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Young men -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
1594200106
Lexile measure:
990
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Ruiz Zafón, C., & Graves, L. (2004). The shadow of the wind. New York, NY, Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964-2020 and Lucia. Graves. 2004. The Shadow of the Wind. New York, NY, Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964-2020 and Lucia. Graves, The Shadow of the Wind. New York, NY, Penguin Press, 2004.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ruiz Zafón, Carlos and Lucia Graves. The Shadow of the Wind. New York, NY, Penguin Press, 2004.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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