Who wrote The Shadow of the Wind?

Carlos Ruiz Zafon wrote The Shadow of the Wind, first published in 2001. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Essential Read

The Shadow of the Wind

Name: The Shadow of the Wind
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon · 2001

Literary Fiction · ranked #95 in category

In post-Civil War Barcelona, a boy named Daniel is taken by his father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, where he chooses a novel by Julian Carax — and begins to discover that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of Carax's work. Zafon's novel is a love letter to books, to Barcelona and to the Gothic tradition.

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