Throughout the entire piece you capture completely Ruiz Zafon’s love for books through the conversations with the characters, some of the characters themselves being book dealers and the family of the protagonist owning a bookstore. Books are the center of the story, and one particular book drives the narrative and the life of our main protagonist, Daniel Sempere. The novel itself is in the style of a noir gothic novel with an historical fiction element attached to it. This book written by Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafon is clearly a love letter to the art of reading, writing, and books themselves. This is the only book I’ve read three times and frankly, I may read it again years from now. I read it in English in high school, in Spanish when I lived in Boston, and once again last month in Spanish. The Shadow of the Wind is one of my favorite books. Originally Published: 2001 A love letter to books and authors
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