In 1945, Barcelona was slowly healing from its war wounds. Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son, mourns the loss of his mother: a victim of the brutal police who patrols the city, hunting for rebels and Jews. A mysterious book by Julián Carax sets Daniel on a quest that leads him deep into the labyrinth of Barcelona’s history and into a relationship with an ambiguous woman. But when he sets out to find Carax’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s hypnotic novel weaves a tale of fear, destruction, and obsession based on a legend from his childhood. Barceloneta, 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.
As Daniel searches for answers to this mystery and attempts to get life back to normal as World War II draws close, he is also drawn into a secret world of exotic books entitled “The Cemetery of Forgotten Books.”What begins as a quest for truth becomes a dangerous love story with enough twists and turns to be worthy of its fictional hero – Julián Carax.
About The Shadow of the Wind Book
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.
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.
