Paperback
English language
Published by Penguin Books.
Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love. --back cover
La sombra del viento es una de esas lecturas que te enamoran de los libros en general.
Excellent. Grabs you early and doesn't let go. I can see what all the hype was about. The translation was top notch too. I particularly enjoyed noting off place names in Barcelona that I have been too ;)
