The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
Recommended by Emma Watson, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #1 in Spanish, Ranked #1 in Barcelona — see more rankings.
Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals from its war wounds, 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... more
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #32 in 21st Century
- #64 in AA
- #15 in Adult Mystery
- #41 in Adult Series
- #24 in Autumn
- #50 in Awarded
- #51 in Beautiful
- #60 in Bestseller
- #61 in Book Club
- #53 in Cities
- #99 in Coming Of Age
- #32 in Crime Mystery
- #52 in Dad
- #39 in Dramatic
- #100 in Fiction
- #86 in Gift
- #84 in Gilmore Girls
- #82 in GoT
- #57 in Gold
- #84 in Good Read
- #9 in Gothic
- #40 in Hebrew
- #28 in Historical Fiction
- #50 in Literary
- #18 in Magical Realism
- #9 in Men
- #60 in Modern
- #54 in Modern Fiction
- #17 in Mystery
- #25 in Mystery Crime
- #26 in Mystery Thrillers
- #35 in Mystical
- #81 in Novel
- #45 in Plot Twist
- #89 in Poster
- #78 in Rated
- #72 in Recommended
- #44 in Redemption
- #33 in Revenge
- #8 in Roman
- #1 in Spain
- #6 in Spanish Civil War
- #36 in Suspense
- #35 in Thriller Mystery
- #7 in Translated
- #21 in Twist
- #68 in Wanderlust
- #55 in World
- #15 in Writers
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