The Shadow of the Wind

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2004

Annotation:
Set in Barcelona, 1945, Zafon tells a suspenseful tale of Daniel Sempere and his fascination with a mysterious author who brings him consolation following his mother's death. Daniel finds himself attached to an old copy of The Shadow of the Wind written by said author, Julian Carax. Deeply intrigued, Daniel searches for Carax's other books, only to find that the remaining copies of Carax's work were being targeted and destroyed through the ransacking and torching of multiple bookstores. In his plight to expose the unknown offender, Daniel plummets into some of Barcelona's most sinister secrets and learn the truth behind the smiting of Julian Carax's oeuvre.

This novel is the first of the series, 'Cemetery of forgotten books'.

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