la sombra del viento the shadow of the wind

A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague ridden Barcelona, with plans for building a library impervious to the destruction of time. Neuware - The echo of the novels of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series resonates in the stories of Carlos Ruiz Zafón: gathered here for the first time - and some never before published in English - these stories are a celebration of one of the world's great storytellersA boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart.

A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind. This man is tracking down every last copy of Caraxs works in order to burn them.

Then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from La Sombra del Viento, a character who turns out to be the devil. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out La Sombra Del Viento by Julian Carax. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the cemetery of lost books, a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print.

La sombra del viento the shadow of the wind