num_pages: 403
description: Barcelona, 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 The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián 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.
language: English
title: The Shadow of the Wind
titlecomplete: The Shadow of the Wind
characters: Jacinta Coronado, Antoni Fortuny, Julián Carax, Daniel Sempere, Fermín Romero de Torres, Clara Barceló, Jorge Aldaya, Nuria Monfort, Ricardo Aldaya, Tomas Aguilar, Miquel Moliner, Francisco Javier Fumero, Gustavo Barceló, Fernando Ramos, Beatriz Aguilar, Bernarda, Penélope Aldaya, Sophie Carax
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Spain, Magical Realism, Gothic, Spanish Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Books About Books
ratings_count: 609821
places: Spain, Barcelona, Catalonia
series: El cementerio de los libros olvidados
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best European Crime Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Borders Original Voices Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prix des libraires du Québec
category: Lauréats hors Québec, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: One Book One San Diego, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Premi Llibreter de narrativa
publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson