La sombra del viento
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- Author：Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Summary
Un amanecer de 1945， un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados。 Allí， Daniel Sempere encuentra un libro maldito que cambia el rumbo de su vida y le arrastra a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad。 La Sombra del Viento es un misterio literario ambientado en la Barcelona de la primera mitad del siglo xx， desde los últimos esplendores del Modernismo hasta las tinieblas de la posguerra。
Reviews
Joann
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A captivating book with great characters and lots of intrigue。 The mystery kept me wanting to read the book non stop。 Loved the setting as well。
Rene'e Wochner
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So well written with absolutely fascinating characters！
Sara
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3'5 3'5 。。。more
Arun
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Fantastic， best thriller l have read in ages。 Gets a bit predictable towards the end， but that takes nothing away from how superbly written this is。 Many memorable lines right through the book。 Intensely atmospheric， l had goosebumps at several points， particularly in the middle sections。
Ms。pegasus
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This is a melodrama crammed with unbelievable coincidences， thwarted love， and an evil villain。 A stalker， horribly disfigured， calls himself Lain Coubert， the name of the devil in an obscure novel by Julián Carex。 There are two stories here which mirror each other so closely that I began to confuse the identities of the main characters。 The narrative is non-linear。 And yet。。。。Author Carlos Ruiz Zafron engrosses us in a mystery that revolves around obsessed love， heroic sacrifice， innocence and This is a melodrama crammed with unbelievable coincidences， thwarted love， and an evil villain。 A stalker， horribly disfigured， calls himself Lain Coubert， the name of the devil in an obscure novel by Julián Carex。 There are two stories here which mirror each other so closely that I began to confuse the identities of the main characters。 The narrative is non-linear。 And yet。。。。Author Carlos Ruiz Zafron engrosses us in a mystery that revolves around obsessed love， heroic sacrifice， innocence and evil。 The story pivots around Julián Carex's last book， Shadow of the Wind， shelved in the labyrinthine “Cemetery of Lost Books。” Ten-year-old Daniel Sempere is introduced to this literary sanctuary by his father， a bookseller。 It is the continuation of a father-son ritual。 Daniel is cautioned: “Every book， every volume you see here， has a soul。 The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it。 Every time a book changes hands， every time someone runs his eyes down its pages， its spirit grows and strengthens。” （p。5）Daniel finds the book that connects with his soul in Carex's novel。 But who was this mysterious author that no one has heard of？ What is known is that Julián was born around 1900， grew up in Barcelona， moved with his mother to Paris in 1919， wrote several novels that no longer seem to exist， returned to Barcelona at the start of the Spanish Civil War， and died in 1936。 It appears that the volume Daniel possesses is in fact the only copy in existence。 Daniel and a damaged but colorful and street-wise amateur poet named Fermín Romero de Torres track down a series of people who once knew Julián: Father Fernando Ramos， a former schoolmate; Julián's father Antoni Fortuny， a hatter; Jacinta Coronado， the family nurse to Jorge and Penélope Aldaya; and Nuria Montfort， assistant to Julián's publisher in Barcelona。 Gradually， a fragmented and incomplete story of a romance between Julián and Penélope emerges。 At the same time we follow Daniel's own romances。 First there is an infatuation with Clara， twice his age， the blind niece of book collector Gustavo Barceló。 More serious is his love for Beatriz Aguilar， sister of his best friend Tomás。 Strong parallels between Daniel's relationship with Beatriz and Julián's relationship with Penélope Aldaya are reinforced by events that repeatedly draw us to the now abandoned Aldaya mansion。The author lavishes considerable attention on structuring his novel。 Readers should be aware that 1936 marked the beginning of the Spanish Civil War， and that Barcelona was the last Republican stronghold。 We repeatedly return to that year by the story。 Julián's last novel was published in that year。 Clara's father was executed in that year by a Fumero a masochistic psychopath now high up in the Barcelona police force。 Daniel was born in 1935， only a year before。 Nineteen Thirty Six is the year that Julián died we are told。 The succession of interviews circle back to that fateful year with even more startling and significant events。 The author does little to develop his characters beyond servicing the plot。 Penélope and Beatriz are portrayed primarily as love objects and victims of a patriarchal social system。 The characters are for the most part either saintly or irredeemably evil。 On the other hand， Ruiz Zafron expends considerable passion on the city of Barcelona， and the effects of the Civil War。 When Clara's mother returns to Barcelona after the war “the Barcelona she encountered 。。。was not the place she had left behind。 She discovered a city of shadows， one no longer inhabited [by her husband]， although every corner was haunted by his memory。” （p。 28） As a child Daniel senses a “mute sadness that seeped from the walls of the wounded city。” （p。35） Nuria provides a mournful account of the horrors that marked the fall of Barcelona in 1939。 Extended passages are devoted to the architecture and history of the Aldaya mansion， symbolic of the ruin that war inflicted on both the city and its society。I read this book as a potential suggestion for a world literature book club。 Although it was flawed， I found it interesting and thought-provoking。 The writing is startling and evocative。 The maid in the Barceló household is described as having “a Cáceres [western provincial] accent thick enough to spread on toast。” （p。39） After a terrifying encounter with the stalker， Daniel flees in a rainstorm which he describes as “spilling like rivers of blackened blood from between the clouds， blotting out the moon and covering the roofs and façades of the city in darkness。” There are also frequent touches of subtle and ironic humor。NOTES:Barcelona's prominence in the book: https://www。irishtimes。com/culture/bo。。。Interview with the author: https://www。bookbrowse。com/author_int。。。 。。。more
Vane
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Un romanzo molto bello ed avvincente adatto a tutte le età
Luke
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Thread together beautifully and full of relatable and identifiable characters。 A greater exposé of beautiful and harsh lives than a great suspense。
Aida AP
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Ova knjiga opcinjava。Ovo je jedna atmosfericna prica sa kojom se sazivite totalno。Jedna bajka za odrasle。Kar me totalno iznenadio ，nikako nisam skontala da ce se bas to desiti。Knjiga je magicna kao i sve u njoj。Zaista je steta ne procitati je。
Mari
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I have wanted to read this book for a long time。 It did not disappoint。 It actually surprised me， because I loved everything about it。 The characters were so rich， I immediately fell in love with them。 I felt like they were friends。 The villain was so disturbing that my dislike for him grew the further I read the book。 Zafron’s storytelling was truly magnificent for me， and I always looked forward to when I could pick up the book to read more。
Katya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wanted to like the book， I really did。 But oh my， the melodrama， the twists and turns that you can see a mile away！Cartoonish grotesque villains。 Two-dimensional， flat female characters。 Pregnancies that magically happen from one tryst。 Rich old men lusting after everything that moves。 The sexism。Was tempted to add a star for the setting， for my beloved Barcelona that is， indeed， a "sorceress that steals your soul without you knowing"。 Some nice quotes there， it's true， especially when they're I wanted to like the book， I really did。 But oh my， the melodrama， the twists and turns that you can see a mile away！Cartoonish grotesque villains。 Two-dimensional， flat female characters。 Pregnancies that magically happen from one tryst。 Rich old men lusting after everything that moves。 The sexism。Was tempted to add a star for the setting， for my beloved Barcelona that is， indeed， a "sorceress that steals your soul without you knowing"。 Some nice quotes there， it's true， especially when they're not about the mystery of feminine nature or some such。The novel read like feverish fanfiction to me。 All the tropes， all the action， all the sex and violence。 "Look how clever I am！ Look at all these Plots and Metaphors and Wisdom！"Then again， it got a strong reaction out of me， even if it's negative。 So there is that。 。。。more
Karen Cohn
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This was an odd book， and not at all what I expected。 Based on the synopsis， I was expecting a fantasy novel about a library where lost books are saved， and found by the person most in need of them。 Rather， this is a mystery， about the lost author of a lost book， found by a 10 year-old boy who becomes so fascinated by the book that he begins searching for other novels by the same author， and then for the author himself。 Intricate and touching， tragic and fantastical， this novel is， at its base， This was an odd book， and not at all what I expected。 Based on the synopsis， I was expecting a fantasy novel about a library where lost books are saved， and found by the person most in need of them。 Rather， this is a mystery， about the lost author of a lost book， found by a 10 year-old boy who becomes so fascinated by the book that he begins searching for other novels by the same author， and then for the author himself。 Intricate and touching， tragic and fantastical， this novel is， at its base， a love story of several kinds， which follows Daniel as he discovers the secrets of the book he has found， and the secrets of many interconnected lives along the way。 。。。more
Alex Richmond
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It was fine？ There’s an interesting story here with some good twists and well-fleshed out characters， but I found the pacing to be a slow meander and I just don’t have any more patience or interest in stories that rely on casual misogyny and the mistreatment of queer characters， and I honestly could not have cared less what happened to the narrator。
Greg
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A fun， engaging read with a little bit of gothic drama， a coming-of-age romance， and a mystery to solve: just who is this Julian Carax， what happened to him， and why is some mysterious character trying to burn all his novels？ The writing is solid and I considered giving it 4 stars， but some of the elements of the ending fell short for me。 I may be too harsh in rounding it down。Quotes:On accepting others:“Once she told me she was sorry she’d been a disappointment to me。 I asked her where she’d go A fun， engaging read with a little bit of gothic drama， a coming-of-age romance， and a mystery to solve: just who is this Julian Carax， what happened to him， and why is some mysterious character trying to burn all his novels？ The writing is solid and I considered giving it 4 stars， but some of the elements of the ending fell short for me。 I may be too harsh in rounding it down。Quotes:On accepting others:“Once she told me she was sorry she’d been a disappointment to me。 I asked her where she’d got that ridiculous idea。 ‘From your eyes， Father， from your eyes，’ she said。 Not once did it occur to me that perhaps I’d been an even greater disappointment to her。 Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets， that they’re there to make our most absurd dreams come true。”On books:“Once， in my father’s bookshop， I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart。 Those first images， the echo of words we think we have left behind， accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory， to which， sooner or later – no matter how many books we read， how many worlds we discover， or how much we learn or forget – we will return。”“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you。”On the first time; loved this one:“The wisest man I ever knew， Fermin Romero de Torres， had told me that there is no experience in life comparable to the first time a man undresses a woman。 For all his wisdom， though he had not lied to me， he hadn’t told me the truth either。 He hadn’t told me anything about that strange trembling of the hands that turned every button， every zip， into a superhuman challenge。 Nor had he told me about that bewitchment of pale， tremulous skin， that first brush of the lips， or about the mirage that seemed to shimmer in every pore of the skin。 He didn’t tell me any of that because he knew that the miracle happened only once and， when it did， it spoke in a language of secrets that， were they disclosed， would vanish again forever。 A thousand times I’ve wanted to recover that first afternoon with Bea in the rambling house of Avenida del Tibidabo， when the sound of the rain washed the whole world away with it。 A thousand times I’ve wished to return and lose myself in a memory from which I can rescue only one image stolen from the heat of the flames: Bea， naked and glistening with rain， lying by the fire， with open eyes that have followed me since that day。 I leaned over her and passed the tips of my fingers over her belly。 Bea lowered her eyelids and smiled， confident and strong。‘Do what you like to me，’ she whispered。”On old age:“I looked at the group of human remains that languished in the corner and smiled at them。 It occurred to me that their very presence was testimony to the moral emptiness of the universe and the mechanical brutality with which it destroys the parts it no longer needs。”And:“I found my father asleep in his dining-room armchair， with a blanket over his legs and his favorite book open in his hands – a copy of Voltaire’s Candide， which he reread a couple of times a year， the only times I heard him laugh heartily。 I observed him: his hair was gray， thinning， and the skin on his face had begun to sag around his cheekbones。 I looked at that man whom I had once imagined almost invincible; he now seemed fragile， defeated without knowing it。 Perhaps we were both defeated。 I leaned over to cover him with the blanket he had been promising to give away to charity for years， and I kissed his forehead， as if by doing so I could protect him from the invisible threads that kept him away from me， from that tiny apartment， and from my memories， as if I believed that with that kiss I could deceive time and convince it to pass us by， to return some other day， some other life。”On telling things to strangers:“’…sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows。 Why is that？’I shrugged。 ‘Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are， not as he wishes to think we are。’”Lastly， these made me smile:“At seven on the dot， dressed in my Sunday best and smelling strongly of the Varon Dandy eau de cologne I had borrowed from my father， I turned up at the house of Gustavo Barcelo ready to make my debut as personal reader and living-room pest。 … A uniformed maid， wearing a white cap and the expressionless look of a soldier， opened the door for me with theatrical servility。”“…as far as I’m concerned， I couldn’t give a fly’s turd for the respect of this choir of simians we call humanity…”“A lineup of ladies with their virtue for rent and a lot of mileage on the clock greeted us with smiles that would only have excited a student of dentistry。” 。。。more
natala）:）
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wzruszona i przepieka…
Dharmik Nandha
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Nice
Amanda
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I loved this！ Though at times it felt a bit slow， and though I thought the Cemetery would be more the focus of the book， （and the fact that most female characters are there to be ogled at by the men， and a few of them end up dead）， overall it was a magical experience。 The pace and amount of detail， plus the literary mystery entangled in a bit of romance， reminded me of one of my favorite books， Possession by A。S。 Byatt。 I will definitely continue with the series （which I have owned already for a I loved this！ Though at times it felt a bit slow， and though I thought the Cemetery would be more the focus of the book， （and the fact that most female characters are there to be ogled at by the men， and a few of them end up dead）， overall it was a magical experience。 The pace and amount of detail， plus the literary mystery entangled in a bit of romance， reminded me of one of my favorite books， Possession by A。S。 Byatt。 I will definitely continue with the series （which I have owned already for ages！） 。。。more
Sabrina Glowacki
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4。5/5 Stars
Linus Heiler
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Jedes Buch hat zwei Seelen
Angles Del
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Uno de los mejores libros sin duda
Alexandra Valderrama
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Ya había leído a Zafón con el libro de Marina， y me encantó。 Me gustó mucho la pluma del autor y como en el desarrollo de la lectura se van atando cabos para contar una historia que en un principio parece sencilla pero termina siendo algo alucinante。 Por eso cuando empecé este libro lo hice con la esperanza de que me iba a gustar。。。。 Y me quede corta。De principio a fin， este libro no tiene nada que se le compare。 De nuevo， me dejó fascinada la pluma del autor， me encantó la forma en que nos cuen Ya había leído a Zafón con el libro de Marina， y me encantó。 Me gustó mucho la pluma del autor y como en el desarrollo de la lectura se van atando cabos para contar una historia que en un principio parece sencilla pero termina siendo algo alucinante。 Por eso cuando empecé este libro lo hice con la esperanza de que me iba a gustar。。。。 Y me quede corta。De principio a fin， este libro no tiene nada que se le compare。 De nuevo， me dejó fascinada la pluma del autor， me encantó la forma en que nos cuenta la historia de Daniel y el infame Julián， siempre de forma casi poética， realmente te deja hipnotizado。 Lo otro es la historia; NUNCA había leído algo tan increíble， la forma de contarla se asemeja mucho a Marina pero mucho mejor construida， con personajes realmente carismáticos y entrañables que， aunque los conoces haces dos páginas ya los quieres y esperas un final feliz para ellos。 Tengo que confesar que hasta el momento， es el mejor libro que he leído （de todos）。 Es una pena que el autor allá partido de este mundo， pero nos dejó tantas maravillosas historias que no morirá nunca de la memoria de los que lo hemos leído。 Como bien cita en este maravilloso libro: «Existimos mientras alguien nos recuerda。 Existimos porque nos han reconocido， porque resonamos en los demás。 Probablemente sea la huella más importante que dejamos»。 。。。more
Christine
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This was a beautifully written book， although sometimes a little over the top。 I’m not generally a fan of Gothic flowery dramatic writing， but it worked here。 The storyline was interesting and presented some surprises along the way。
Aitana
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7/10 La emoción del final hace que casi me olvide de lo mucho q me arrastre para leerlo en algunas partes。 Una prosa preciosa。 Lo mejor que tiene es que le gusta mucho a un amigo mio
Rubén Juárez
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Tras pasar algo de tiempo cogiendo polvo， empecé a leerlo y me encanta su historia。 La escritura de Zafón me gusta mucho。 Ha sido un gran regalo
Bilge
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The dead never go to their own funeral。I don’t know how to express my feeling about this story， I tried to write many times yet didn’t like it and deleted it。 It’s a great story， great characters， not just a hero or heroine。 An old Barcelona story extends even before the world war。 It’s a story of death as much as life。 Also a story about how can a 15-year-old boy reflects a man buried alive。 And a story of love as much as sorrow。When the book ended， I wanted to cry。 Loved it with all my heart。 The dead never go to their own funeral。I don’t know how to express my feeling about this story， I tried to write many times yet didn’t like it and deleted it。 It’s a great story， great characters， not just a hero or heroine。 An old Barcelona story extends even before the world war。 It’s a story of death as much as life。 Also a story about how can a 15-year-old boy reflects a man buried alive。 And a story of love as much as sorrow。When the book ended， I wanted to cry。 Loved it with all my heart。 It’s funny how we judge others and don’t realize the extent of our own disdain until the ones we love are no longer there， until they are taken from us。 。。。more
a。n。n。i。e
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Jest to powieść piękna， jedyna w swoim rodzaju。 Opowiada o rzeczach， które są dla człowieka tak bliskie sercu， a jednak niesamowicie dalekie。 Mówi o prawdzie i uczy tak wielu ważnych rzeczy。 Większość książki jest oznaczona wszystkimi znacznikami， bo nie mogę nie wspomnieć o tym ile tam jest świetnych （życiowych） cytatów！ Zdecydowania trafia do mojej topki bliskiej sercu。 Cieszę się， że się na nią zdecydowałam i czytajcie ją！ Jeśli macie jakieś wątpliwości to uwierzcie mi i czytajcie， a nie poża Jest to powieść piękna， jedyna w swoim rodzaju。 Opowiada o rzeczach， które są dla człowieka tak bliskie sercu， a jednak niesamowicie dalekie。 Mówi o prawdzie i uczy tak wielu ważnych rzeczy。 Większość książki jest oznaczona wszystkimi znacznikami， bo nie mogę nie wspomnieć o tym ile tam jest świetnych （życiowych） cytatów！ Zdecydowania trafia do mojej topki bliskiej sercu。 Cieszę się， że się na nią zdecydowałam i czytajcie ją！ Jeśli macie jakieś wątpliwości to uwierzcie mi i czytajcie， a nie pożałujecie。 。。。more
Hadeel Abbas
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اول مره اقرأ لكارلوس زافون الكتاب منذ الصفحة الاولى جميل و ممتع و شدني حتى انني اكملت 200 صفحة و انا متشوقة ان لا اتركه من يدي النوع ادب قوطي و لكن سلاسه الاحداث و الشخصيات تجعلك تحب اي حرف فيه 。。 دنيال البطل الذي يصمم على متابعة اثر ظل الريح فيرمين الشخص الجميل العابس الساخر 。。 خوليان بطل القصه الذي يقود كل الخيوط و كل ذلك الظلم الذي احيق به للدرجه التي جعلته يظلم نفسه كتاب رائع و جميل و كل الادب الاسباني جميل و رائع
Alejandra
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Damn， this book felt like it was dragging me along at first， but by the end I loved it。 It's seriously so beautifully written。 It reads like a spanish novella or soap opera- from the passionate devoted undying love of the lovers， to the pure evilness of the villains， and every plot twist in between。 And the writing is just colorful and beautiful， maybe a little magical realism， and poetic AF。 And it's a book about people who love books， which is my jam！ Book lovers like books about book lovers。 Damn， this book felt like it was dragging me along at first， but by the end I loved it。 It's seriously so beautifully written。 It reads like a spanish novella or soap opera- from the passionate devoted undying love of the lovers， to the pure evilness of the villains， and every plot twist in between。 And the writing is just colorful and beautiful， maybe a little magical realism， and poetic AF。 And it's a book about people who love books， which is my jam！ Book lovers like books about book lovers。 I don't feel like the ending was such that I would need to read whatever book #2 of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books would be， but it looks like the 2nd book isn't a continuation of these characters， and merely ties into the cemetery of forgotten books and the city of Barcelona。 So this book stands alone， if that's the route you choose to take in reading Zafon。 。。。more
Heather
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I wanted to love it but I can’t seem to find the right state of mind。 Maybe one day I will revisit it since so many of you loved it。
Fran_ccc
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WAAAAAA INCREÍBLE。 JODER， AMO TODO
Teija
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I listened to this as an audio book and really liked it。 It was beautifully written。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=La sombra del viento
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=La sombra del viento&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,La sombra del viento&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0