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Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780143034902
- Book Title
- Shadow of the Wind
- Book Series
- The Cemetery of Forgotten Bks.
- Original Language
- Spanish
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Mystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
- Item Weight
- 14.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143034901
ISBN-13
9780143034902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43388755
Product Key Features
Original Language
Spanish
Book Title
Shadow of the Wind
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
The Cemetery of Forgotten Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-062376
Reviews
" 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." -Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show." -- The New York Times Book Review "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." -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read." --Stephen King, "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." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show." --T he New York Times Book Review "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." -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read." --Stephen King " The Shadow of the Wind will keep you up nights--and it'll be time well spent. Absolutely marvelous." -- Kirkus (starred review), " 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." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show." -- The New York Times Book Review "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." -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read." --Stephen King, If you thought the true gothic novel died with the nineteenth century, this will change your mind... This is one gorgeous read. (Stephen King) …rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post) Wondrous... masterful... The Shadow of the Windis ultimately a love letter to literature… (Entertainment Weekly, A, Editor’s Choice) ‘Gabriel García Márquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges’ for a sprawling magic show. (Richard Eder, The New York Times Book Review), "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." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show." --T he New York Times Book Review "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." -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read." --Stephen King, " 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." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show."-- The NewYork TimesBookReview "Wonderous... masterful... TheShadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero."-- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read."--StephenKing, " 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." -Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
863.64
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
"Gabriel Garc a M rquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show."-- The New York Times Book Review A New York Times Bestseller Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, 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 Juli n 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. " 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."-- Michael 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."-- Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) "One gorgeous read."--Stephen King, "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." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post "Wondrous...masterful... The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero." -- Entertainment Weekly, Editor's Choice "This is one gorgeous read." --Stephen King "I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time..." Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, 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 Julián 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.
LC Classification Number
PQ6668.U49S6613 2004
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