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Carlos ruiz zafons book shares the same name as his character julian caraxs novel. Daniel and his father live above a bookstore, and their lives revolve around the love of books. Enthralled, daniel chooses an obscure novel, the shadow of the wind, a complex quest tale whose author, julian carax, reputedly fled spain at the outbreak of its civil war, and later died in paris. 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. The shadow of the wind downloadable audiobook chicago. Shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafon, first edition abebooks.
Initially published in 1993 by little, brown books for young readers it managed to create a strong set of characters, along with a good premise for its many readers. The shadow of the wind paperback by carlos ruiz zafon, lucia graves translated by penguin books, 9780143034902, 512pp. The shadow of the wind audiobook carlos ruiz zafon audible. The novel was translated into english and published in 2010 as the prince of mist. Carax and his book obsess daniel for a decade, as he grows to manhood, falls in and out.
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