The Shadow of the Wind

A Novel

by

Paperback, 522 pages

English language

Published April 20, 2005 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-7538-2120-6
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OCLC Number:
1195021782

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5 stars (2 reviews)

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles. To this library, a man brings his ten-year-old son, Daniel, one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book and from the dusty shelves pulls The Shadow of the Wind by Juliån Carax. But as Daniel grows up. several people seem inordinately interested in his find. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Juliån Carax and to save those he left behind.

Shortlisted by Richard and Judy's Book Club

Includes Reading Notes

Contains a 12-page exclusive Shadow of the Wind walk in Barcelona --back cover

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5 stars

Uno de esos libros que van despacio, pero están escritos con un trazo inolvidable. Marcados quedarán por siempre muchos de estos personajes en mi memoria.

Es una historia auténtica, y creo que apta para cualquier amante de la literatura.

Si tenéis la oportunidad, el audiolibro de Jordi Boixaderas será un acompañante magnífico en vuestros diarios viajes al trabajo.