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Stín větru
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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In 1945, eleven-year-old Daniel Sempere enters Barcelona’s Cemetery of Forgotten Books with his father. He chooses Stín větru by the unknown Julián Carax, and the wish to find more of the author’s books becomes an investigation of his life.
About the book
Someone is systematically burning Carax’s books, while silence surrounds the writer’s past. Daniel encounters people who protect the work and others who destroy it. The trail leads from secondhand bookshops and family acquaintances to love, social status, and political fear.
Daniel grows up as he investigates, and his decisions begin to echo aspects of Carax’s experience. Carlos Ruiz Zafón layers narratives and portrays the city as a repository of memory, where literature outlives its authors.
Main themes
- The memory of books: Preserved and destroyed books carry their creators’ stories.
- Coming of age: The investigation is also Daniel’s passage toward adulthood.
- Barcelona and the past: The city holds family and political secrets.
Characters
- Daniel Sempere: A bookseller’s son investigating Carax’s past.
- Julián Carax: The mysterious writer whose fate Daniel explores.
- Fermín Romero de Torres: Daniel’s friend and helper in the investigation.
Setting
Barcelona from 1945 onward, in the shadow of the Civil War and Franco’s regime.
Who is it for?
For readers of literary thrillers, historical novels, and Gothic stories about books.
Literary context
The first Cemetery of Forgotten Books volume. Original title: La sombra del viento.
Edition details
Ebook, 528 pages. Format: EPUB. Original title: La sombra del viento.
In 1945, eleven-year-old Daniel Sempere enters Barcelona’s Cemetery of Forgotten Books with his father. He chooses Stín větru by the unknown Julián Carax, and the wish to find more of the author’s books becomes an investigation of his life.
Book information
- Author
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Publisher
- Euromedia
- Imprint
- Kalibr
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- Povídky, Česká literatura
- Original title
- La sombra del viento
- Publication date
- 1. January 2023
- Pages
- 528
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-242-8875-8)
What is Stín větru about?
Someone is systematically burning Carax’s books, while silence surrounds the writer’s past. Daniel encounters people who protect the work and others who destroy it. The trail leads from secondhand bookshops and family acquaintances to love, social status, and political fear.
Daniel grows up as he investigates, and his decisions begin to echo aspects of Carax’s experience. Carlos Ruiz Zafón layers narratives and portrays the city as a repository of memory, where literature outlives its authors.
Themes and motifs
The memory of books
Preserved and destroyed books carry their creators’ stories.
Coming of age
The investigation is also Daniel’s passage toward adulthood.
Barcelona and the past
The city holds family and political secrets.
Setting
Barcelona from 1945 onward, in the shadow of the Civil War and Franco’s regime.
Main characters
Daniel Sempere
A bookseller’s son investigating Carax’s past.
Julián Carax
The mysterious writer whose fate Daniel explores.
Fermín Romero de Torres
Daniel’s friend and helper in the investigation.
Who is this book for?
For readers of literary thrillers, historical novels, and Gothic stories about books.
Book context
The first Cemetery of Forgotten Books volume. Original title: La sombra del viento.
Séria a poradie
- Pohřebiště zapomenutých knih – tento titul je 1. diel
Otázky o knihe
Where and when does the story begin?
In Barcelona in 1945.
Where does it fit in the cycle?
It is the first Cemetery of Forgotten Books volume.
What are the edition’s length and format?
528 pages, in EPUB format.
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