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The Shadow of the Wind

Ruiz Zafón, Carlos 1964-2020. Book - 2004 Adult Book / Fiction / General / Ruiz Zafon, Carlos None on shelf 9 requests on 1 copy Community Rating: 4.4 out of 5

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Book that makes you fall in love with reading submitted by KJRULEZ on July 25, 2016, 9:24pm I can't remember being so enraptured with a book since I was a kid. The story is sprawling, encompassing, and both uplifting and heartbreaking. This is a book for people who love books.

Incredible read submitted by edb.blanchard on July 21, 2017, 10:40pm This is a story that will have you turning pages, but then also re-reading whole paragraphs because they are beautifully written. Originally written in Spanish, but the translator is a genius!

Best recommendation I ever received submitted by laurenmccarthya2 on July 15, 2018, 8:34pm The first in a trilogy - you will thank me for this info when you finish the book. It is enchanting, gorgeously written, and will make you fall in love with old bookstores, Barcelona, mysterious libraries, and tortured, romantic young souls. Go. Enter the Library of Forgotten Books.

Beautiful Story! submitted by kgolden65 on July 27, 2018, 2:35pm Seriously one of the best books I've read! It's really an epic story following the main character from boyhood to adult and touching on past history. The setting in Barcelona couldn't be better. Love! Love! Love!

A book for people who love books submitted by vickik on July 26, 2022, 10:34am The Shadow of the Wind is a complex, multi-layered novel set in Barcelona in the 1940s and 1950s. A young boy, Daniel, the son of a bookseller, visits the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, an enormous labyrinthine building filled with books. His father tells him to choose one book and adopt it. Daniel becomes so fascinated by the book that he decides to read everything by the author, Julián Carax, only to find out that someone is systematically destroying every copy of Carax's books. The novel alternates between Daniel's and Julián's stories. You won't want to put it down!

Enchanting! submitted by emroon on July 26, 2023, 2:37pm This is one of my top books of all time. I read it after I got back from studying in Barcelona. As someone who lived there it really brings the city to life. It's full of mystery, love, magic, and excitement. I did not know what was going to happen. If you're in a reading rut, this book will get you out of it. It took me a minute to get into it, but once I was in I couldn't put it down!

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PUBLISHED
New York : Penguin Press, 2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 486 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780143034902
1594200106

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Graves, Lucia.

SUBJECTS
Young men -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Antiquarian booksellers -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Widowers -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Books -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Rare books -- Barcelona -- Fiction.
Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction.