The Shadow of the Wind
Registered by angellica of Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on 8/5/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by angellica from Worksop, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Saturday, August 5, 2006
Synopsis
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. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. 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. This man is tracking down every last copy of Carax's work in order to burn them. 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. A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.
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. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. 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. This man is tracking down every last copy of Carax's work in order to burn them. 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. A page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.
Journal Entry 2 by angellica at Port Sunlight Garden Centre in Port Sunlight, Merseyside United Kingdom on Saturday, August 5, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/5/2006 UTC) at Port Sunlight Garden Centre in Port Sunlight, Merseyside United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
This was recommended to me by a friend, so I was glad to pick it up at the meet last Saturday.
A wishlist book going to a fellow Unconventioneer. Enjoy!
(Actual date of release 1st Oct...)
(Actual date of release 1st Oct...)
Journal Entry 5 by sing-on-a-star at Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thank you! I didn't make it to Swindon but Cinderess did and collected this for me.
Journal Entry 6 by Cinderess at Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, December 21, 2010
I collected this for S-on-a-S, but she has acquired another copy and so I will pass this on to someone.
Journal Entry 7 by Cinderess at The Red Lion Public House in Towcester, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (12/28/2010 UTC) at The Red Lion Public House in Towcester, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
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Please make as many, or few, comments about the book as you wish. The book is now yours to do with as you choose. Keep it, pass it on, but please leave the label, so we can keep in touch with what's happened to it.
If you would like to know what happens to the book if you decide to pass it on, then do join BookCrossing. It's free, private and it's great fun!
And if you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me Cinderess as your referring member.
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Journal Entry 8 by Korky at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Saturday, January 15, 2011
Spotted this on the bookcrossing table in the pub and just thought I'd add my thoughts and leave it for someone else to take home.
Starts off well but decends into hammering it's mystery revelations home almost in a "did you get it" shouting kind of way. Thinks it's "cleverer" than it actually is.
Starts off well but decends into hammering it's mystery revelations home almost in a "did you get it" shouting kind of way. Thinks it's "cleverer" than it actually is.
