I started to make comparisons with the mystery in some of the stories of Borges and the “real maravilloso” in the novels of Isabel Allende. Some thoughts: As I began to read this novel because I wanted to brush up my Spanish, I felt immediately and completely engaged. All he comes across are stories of a strange man - calling himself Laín Coubert, after a character in the book who happens to be the Devil - who has been seeking out Carax's books for decades, buying them all and burning them. Daniel then attempts to look for other books by this unknown author, but can find none. That night he takes the book home and reads it, completely engrossed. Daniel selects a book called The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax. According to tradition, everyone initiated to this secret place is allowed to take one book from it, and must protect it for life. One day, his father takes him to the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a huge library of old, forgotten titles lovingly preserved by a select few initiates. Plot: The story concerns a young boy, Daniel. A prequel, El Juego del Angel (The Angel’s Game) was published in Spanish in 2008. He published some young adult fiction before writing La Sombra del Viento, which became a best-seller in Europe. Themes: writing, literature, mystery, love, war and dictatorship,Ībout the author: He was born in Barcelona in 1964 and has been living in Los Angeles, United States, since 1993. Genre: mystery, thriller, romance, period epic Setting and time: Barcelona and Paris, after the Spanish civil war
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