Barcelona, 1945: Just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his 11th 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.
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Barcelona, 1945: Just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his 11th 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.
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Add this copy of Shadow of the Wind to cart. $19.00, Sold by City Lights Bookstore rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sylva, NC, UNITED STATES, published by Penguin-Putnam.
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Add this copy of The Shadow of the Wind to cart. $749.95, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Subterranean Publishing.
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** Number 955 from a Signed Limited Edition of 1000 Copies, Signed by Carlos Ruiz Zafon **; Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is glossy with no marks or tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards with minor edgewear; All three textblock sides are unblemished; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 2.4 lbs; Tan dust jacket with image of man's shadow, and title in black lettering; 2008, Subterranean Publishing; 469 pages; "The Shadow of the Wind, " by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Add this copy of The Shadow of the Wind to cart. $750.00, like new condition, Sold by Aladdin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fullerton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Subterranean.
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As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall As new in as new dust jacket. #20 out of 1000 numbered and SIGNED copies. Suitable for gift giving. No other markings, no bookplate. No jacket tears or chips.
My wife and I stumbled across this book and could not put it down. We have since purchased Two other books by the same author with the same results.
John S
Mar 8, 2012
Atmospheric
Beautifully written, full of atmosphere.
Enchanting story.
Robert Graves' daughter translated this.
eer
Jan 21, 2011
Barcelona Mystery
I ordered this because it was set in Barcelona, one of my favorite cities in the world. It got the feeling and ambiance of post-Civil-War Barcelona very well.
The heart of the mystery was a "magical realism" Library of Lost Books. Not much "magic realism" after that, but a lot of mystery, not my usual genre. But if it's yours and you like a foreign setting, you'll enjoy this book.
pletzem@gmail.com
Nov 25, 2010
Shadow of the Wind
This book was an absolute treasure for avid book readers. It took place in Barcelona and you could just picture the buildings, streets and characters so clearly. The story begins with the adventure of a boy of eleven whom is given a choice of a book to choose and protect forever. He is so drawn into the story and it's author, it becomes an integral part of his growing years. Fantastic characterization and great storytelling with romance, history, mystery and intrigue.
Joan C
Oct 14, 2010
Gothic
Not my kind of novel, though intricate, interesting prose. I couldn't get in sympathy with the protagonist, nor adjust to the fantastic setting and plot. Not for me.
