Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafos
rev. by M. Meyer
In 1945 Barcelona, ten-year-old Daniel Sempere is taken by his widowed father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and told to adopt one book. Daniel chooses The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. Daniel is captivated by the book’s story of a man seeking his true father and the fate of his true love and vows to find out more about Carax. What follows is the mystery of what happened to Julian Carax and his books, and Daniel’s search for the truth while growing from boy to man.
rev. by M. Meyer
In 1945 Barcelona, ten-year-old Daniel Sempere is taken by his widowed father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and told to adopt one book. Daniel chooses The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. Daniel is captivated by the book’s story of a man seeking his true father and the fate of his true love and vows to find out more about Carax. What follows is the mystery of what happened to Julian Carax and his books, and Daniel’s search for the truth while growing from boy to man.
