I didn't want it to end. That's a lot of love, so, while it's called a "review" for tagging purposes, it's not really what I'd call critical. Deceit, corruption and murder. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. New York: The Penguin Press. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon I loved this book so much that I re-instated this blog because I needed a place to talk about it. The complete review's Review: . Barcelona, 1945 --- A great world city lies shrouded in secrets after the war, and a boy mourning the loss of his mother finds solace in his love for an extraordinary book called THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. The Shadow of the Wind A review of one of Barcelona’s most beloved books. By Duncan Rhodes . Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind is an ambitious literary thriller; perhaps too ambitious. La Sombra del Viento (The Shadow of the Wind) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Published in 2001; English translation in 2004 Lucia Graves Translation Pages: 487 Genre: Mystery, Spanish literature “I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.” The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos… Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind is an ambitious literary thriller; perhaps too ambitious. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is not just about books and their power to capture the imagination and inspire people; it is about the power and passion of the people who love books. According to tradition, everyone initiated to this secret place is allowed to take one book from it and must protect it for life. What more could a booklover want? Love, in all its forms – hot-blooded, doomed and unrequited. Review of The Shadow of the Wind: Characters. Synopsis: 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. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Shadow Of The Wind at Amazon.com. Telling the life story of Julian Carax, a mysterious writer, and that of Daniel Sempere, the 11 years old boy who picks, from the labyrinthine shelves of a forgotten library exactly the last volume written by Carax, The Shadow of the Wind is a book about the art of reading and writing. It's more of an enthusiastic,… The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated by Lucia Graves 416pp, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £12.99. 486 pp. Our Reading Guide for The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon includes a Book Club Discussion Guide, Book Review, Plot Summary-Synopsis and Author Bio. I loved all the twists and turns and connections of the characters and the surprise letter at the end that Nuria wrote. 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. As I have already mentioned, the characters of Zafón’s novel are stereotyped and unidimensional. When book publicists … morning after a long transatlantic flight but I was determined to take this tour after reading the book so we were pretty much... More. Translated by Lucia Graves. The Shadow of the Wind is an Unpopular opinion to follow!