Paperback, 510 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 2005 by Phoenix.
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles. To this library, a man brings his ten-year-old son, Daniel, one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book and from the dusty shelves pulls The Shadow of the Wind by Juliån Carax. But as Daniel grows up. several people seem inordinately interested in his find. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Juliån Carax and to save those he left behind.
Shortlisted by Richard and Judy's Book Club --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 ;)
