La sombra del viento by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

All he comes across are stories of a strange man - calling himself Laín Coubert, after a character in the book who happens to be the Devil - who has been seeking out Carax's books for decades, buying them all and burning them. Daniel then attempts to look for other books by this unknown author, but can find none. That night he takes the book home and reads it, completely engrossed. Daniel selects a book called The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax. According to tradition, everyone initiated to this secret place is allowed to take one book from it, and must protect it for life.

One day, his father takes him to the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a huge library of old, forgotten titles lovingly preserved by a select few initiates. Plot: The story concerns a young boy, Daniel. A prequel, El Juego del Angel (The Angel’s Game) was published in Spanish in 2008. He published some young adult fiction before writing La Sombra del Viento, which became a best-seller in Europe. Themes: writing, literature, mystery, love, war and dictatorship,Ībout the author: He was born in Barcelona in 1964 and has been living in Los Angeles, United States, since 1993. Genre: mystery, thriller, romance, period epic Ruiz Zafón's works have been published in more than 40 countries and have been translated into more than 30 languages.Setting and time: Barcelona and Paris, after the Spanish civil war Since its publication, La sombra del viento has garnered critical acclaim around the world and has won numerous international awards. In 2001 he published the novel La sombra del viento ( The Shadow of the Wind), his first 'adult' novel, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. He is also the author of three more young-adult novels, El palacio de la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999). His first novel, El príncipe de la niebla ( The Prince of Mist, 1993), earned the Edebé literary prize for young adult fiction. Born in Barcelona in 1964, he lived in Los Ángeles, United States, since 1994, and worked as a scriptwriter aside from writing novels. Ruiz Zafón's works have Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish novelist. Carlos Ruiz Zafón was a Spanish novelist.

La sombra del viento by Carlos Ruiz Zafón