The Shadow of the Wind

One dawn in 1945, a boy is led by his father to a mysterious place hidden in the heart of the old city: the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There, Daniel Sempere finds a cursed book that changes the course of his life and drags him into a labyrinth of intrigues and secrets buried in the dark soul of the city. The Shadow of the Wind is a literary mystery set in Barcelona during the first half of the 20th century, from the last splendors of Modernism to the darkness of the postwar years.

Blending the techniques of the suspense thriller, the historical novel and the comedy of manners, The Shadow of the Wind is above all a tragic love story whose echo resonates through time. With great narrative force, the author weaves plots and enigmas together like Russian nesting dolls, in an unforgettable tale about the secrets of the heart and the enchantment of books, whose intrigue holds until the very last page.

I still remember that dawn when my father first took me to visit the Cemetery of Forgotten Books