carlos ruiz zafon the cemetery of forgotten books

A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.

What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind. This man is tracking down every last copy of Carax's works in order to burn them. Then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from La Sombra del Viento, a character who turns out to be the devil. As a child, Daniel Sempere discovered among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books an extraordinary novel that would change the course of his life. Daniel’s father takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a huge secret library where Daniel has to choose a book and protect it for life. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. § The Shadow of the Wind The first book of the series depicts the story of Daniel Sempere, whose father owns the Sempere&Sons bookstore in Barcelona. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra Del Viento' by Julian Carax. Set at the time of the Spanish Inquisition in the fifteenth century, 'Rose of Fire' tells the story of the origins of the mysterious labyrinthine library, the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, which lies at the heart of Carlos Ruiz Zafons novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angels Game, and now The Prisoner of Heaven. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945.

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.

Carlos ruiz zafon the cemetery of forgotten books