The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz ZafĆ³n, Lucia Graves
Paperback
(Penguin Books, Feb. 1, 2005)
"Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show."āThe New York Times Book ReviewA New York Times BestsellerBarcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealerās son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one JuliĆ”n Carax. But when he sets out to find the authorās 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 Caraxās books in existence. Soon Danielās seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelonaās darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.ā Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you should.āāMichael Dirda, The Washington Post"Wonderous... masterful... The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero."āEntertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice)"One gorgeous read."āStephen King