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Mystery Historical fiction Literary Romance 2006

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Published in Spanish as La Sombra del Viento

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Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print.

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A book about books · it stays with you

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Books about books

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It's for you if…

  • you love books about books
  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

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