{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-wind-9780143126393","title":"The Shadow of the Wind","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. Really, you should.\" --Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wondrous...masterful...\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is one gorgeous read.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time...\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarcelona, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, by one Juli�n 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos Ruiz Zaf?n\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the world's most read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, The Prince of Mist, The Midnight Palace, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of Heaven, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe City of Mist\u003c\/i\u003e, published posthumously\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He died in 2020. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucia Graves\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and translator of many works and has overseen Spanish-language editions of the poetry of her father, Robert Graves.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318166130962,"sku":"9780143126393","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3611d555-cbe3-4e49-b1cb-83513f479dbc.jpg?v=1748515748","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-wind-9780143126393","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}