The Shadow Of The Wind Book Cover

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.

The shadow of the wind book cover. The new york times book review a new york times bestseller barcelona 1945. Praise for shadow of the wind. Winner of the 2012 fifty books fifty covers show organized by design observer in association with aiga and designers books. It was published in the united states by penguin books.

This book is a true work of art. It is the long anticipated installment to mac hedges award winning western novel last buckaroo. La sombra del viento is a 2001 novel by the spanish writer carlos ruiz zafón and a worldwide bestseller. The book was translated into english in 2004 by lucia graves and sold over a million copies in the uk after already achieving success on mainland europe topping the spanish bestseller lists for weeks.

The new york times book review a new york times bestseller barcelona 1945. Shadow of the wind synopsis shadow of the wind while a fictional novel by definition is based on true to life individuals. 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. The shadow of the wind is good from the title on the cover to the very ending.

It is one of those books that s often recommended by readers regardless of their ma an astonishingly engaging story within a story type of novel. The shadow of the wind is a novel that i ve heard so many positive things about for several years. The passion for books and reading introduced in the first chapter was just an appetizer before. About the shadow of the wind from a to z the penguin drop caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers featuring cover art by jessica hische it all begins with a letter.

The shadow of the wind spanish. The shadow of the wind a literary thriller from 2001 is the first in his series the cemetery of forgotten books the novel set in barcelona recounts the hunt for a mysterious. Winner of the 2014 type directors club communication design award. 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.

It s not the type of book that i normally read but it was a book that completely engaged me and left me feeling satisfied at the end.