La sombra del viento / Shadow of the Wind (Spanish Edition)

Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazon de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Alli encuentra La Sombra del Viento, un libro maldito que cambiara el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrara a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. Ambientada en la enigmatica Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, este misterio literario mezcla tecnicas de relato de intriga, de novela historica y de comedia de costumbres, pero es, sobre todo, una tragedia historica de amor cuyo eco se proyecta a traves del tiempo. Con gran fuerza narrativa, el autor entrelaza tramas y enigmas a modo de munecas rusas en un inolvidable relato sobre los secretos del corazon y el embrujo de los libros, manteniendo la intriga hasta la ultima pagina. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION “Gabriel Garcia Marquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show.”–The New York Times Book Review. -A New York Times Bestseller 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 Julian 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. ” 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 “Wonderous… masterful… The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” –Entertainment Weekly (Editor’s Choice) “One gorgeous read.”–Stephen King