The Shadow of the Wind

HiddenintheheartoftheoldcityofBarcelonaisthe'cemeteryoflostbooks',alabyrinthinelibraryofobscureandforgottentitlesthathavelonggoneoutofprint.Tothislibrary,amanbringshis10-year-oldsonDanielonecoldmorningin1945.Danielisallowedtochooseonebookfromtheshelvesandpullsout'LaSombradelViento'byJulianCarax.Butashegrowsup,severalpeopleseeminordinatelyinterestedinhisfind.Then,onenight,asheiswanderingtheoldstreetsoncemore,DanielisapproachedbyafigurewhoremindshimofacharacterfromLaSombradelViento,acharacterwhoturnsouttobethedevil.ThismanistrackingdowneverylastcopyofCarax'sworkinordertoburnthem.WhatbeginsasacaseofliterarycuriosityturnsintoaracetofindoutthetruthbehindthelifeanddeathofJulianCaraxandtosavethoseheleftbehind.Apage-turningexplorationofobsessioninliteratureandlove,andtheplacesthatobsessioncanlead.