The Shadow of the Wind (Signed First Edition)

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (author); Lucia Graves (translator)

ISBN 10: 1594200106 / ISBN 13: 9781594200106

Published by Penguin Press, New York, 2004

About this Item

Penguin, New York, 2004. First American edition. First printing, with full number line to 1. A very fine copy in a very-fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($24.95) intact on front flap. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (his name only). Purchased new and opened only for author signature. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Ruiz Zafón's follow-up, The Angel's Game, is a prequel to The Shadow of the Wind. His third in the series, The Prisoner of Heaven, is the sequel to The Shadow of the Wind. The American edition of Shadow of the Wind precedes the Weidenfeld & Nicolson limited edition, which was published the following year in 2005. Quarter-bound in burgundy cloth with lettering to spine and upper board in gilt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Shadow of the Wind (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Penguin Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594200106
• ISBN 13: 9781594200106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Spanish Literature

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Synopsis

“This is one gorgeous read.” —Stephen King

“A sprawling magic show. . . . We are taken on a wild ride that executes its hairpin bends with breathtaking lurches.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you should.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post

"I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time..."

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.

About the Author

Carlos Ruiz Zafón was one of the world’s most read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than forty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. He was the author of The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel's Game, The Prince of Mist, The Midnight Palace, The Prisoner of Heaven, and, most recently, The City of Mist, published posthumously. He died in 2020. 

Lucia Graves is the author and translator of many works and has overseen Spanish-language editions of the poetry of her father, Robert Graves.