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    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Shadow of the Wind with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, which tells the story of the young and idealistic Daniel and the mysterious novel he finds in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. He is soon plunged into the decades-old mystery surrounding the novel’s author, Julián Carax, who was reportedly killed in the early days of the Spanish Civil War, and must fight to prevent the book from falling into obscurity. The Shadow of the Wind became an instant international bestseller when it was first published in 2001, and has sold an estimated 15 million copies to date. It is arguably Ruiz Zafón’s best-known work, and is the first instalment in his acclaimed four-book Cemetery of Forgotten Books series.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateOct 12, 2016
    ISBN9782806280473
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      The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Spanish author and screenwriter

      Born in Barcelona in 1964.

      Notable works:

      Marina (1999), novel

      The Angel’s Game (2008), novel

      The Prisoner of Heaven (2011), novel

      The Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona in 1964. He began working in advertising at the age of 19, but left his job in 1993 to publish the young adult novel The Prince of Mist, which won the Edebé Literary Prize for Young Adult Fiction.

      He went on to write a number of books for young adults and adults alike, including The Shadow of the Wind (2001), which topped bestseller lists around the world. It was followed by The Angel’s Game (2008), The Prisoner of Heaven (2011) and The Labyrinth of Spirits (2016); together, the four books make up the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. Ruiz Zafón currently divides his time between Barcelona and Los Angeles, where he works as a screenwriter.

      Barcelona in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War

      Genre: novel

      Reference edition: Ruiz Zafón, C. (2004) The Shadow of the Wind. Trans. Graves, L. London: Phoenix.

      1st edition: 2001

      Themes: Spanish Civil War, memory, destiny, mystery, writing, love

      The Shadow of the Wind was first published in Spanish in 2001, with an English translation by Lucia Graves appearing in 2004. The novel was an immediate popular and critical success around the world, and has won a number of national and international literary prizes.

      The Shadow of the Wind is set in postwar Barcelona and follows the young bookseller Daniel Sempere, who discovers a novel entitled The Shadow of the Wind by a writer called Julián Carax in the mysterious Cemetery of Forgotten Books. Daniel becomes fascinated by Carax and the mystery surrounding him, and enlists the help of his friends to

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