The Shadow of the Wind

"This is one gorgeous read." --Stephen King

"A sprawling magic show. . . . We are taken on a wild ride that executes its hairpin bends with breathtaking lurches." --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

"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.

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 04/12/2004
Pages: 486
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.69lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.48w x 1.51d
ISBN: 9781594200106
Audience: Young Adult


Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Award: Dilys Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2003 pg. 86
Library Journal 02/01/2004 pg. 126
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2004 pg. 148
Booksense '76 Mar/Apr_2004 03/01/2004 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2004 pg. 200
Booklist 03/01/2004 pg. 1102
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 4
New York Times 04/25/2004 pg. 6
Library Journal 12/01/2003
Booksense '76 February 2005 02/01/2005 pg. 1
Time 03/14/2005 pg. 68
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 43

About the Author
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was one of the world's most read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. He was the author of The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, The Prince of Mist, The Midnight Palace, The Prisoner of Heaven, and, most recently, The City of Mist, published posthumously. He died in 2020.

Lucia Graves is the author and translator of many works and has overseen Spanish-language editions of the poetry of her father, Robert Graves.