Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is a novel about another novel.Taking place in , Barcelona, Summer of 1945, Daniel Sempere, a young boy of 10, journeys to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books with his father, a second hand book merchant. The Cemetery of Forgotten books is a secret/underground haven for a huge collection of books that have been forgotten or have fallen into oblivion, so that they never be totally lost. Isaac, the overseer of the book preservatory, explains that it was tradition for newcomers to select a book from the lost library, and take an oath to never allow it to become extinct . Daniel chooses a book, The Shadow of the Wind, written by an unknown author, Julian Carax, and begins his expedition to discover information about the mysterious writer.
Do you think Sempere and Carax possible have much in common? perhaps that's the reason why Sempere was hooked immediately when reading it? Do you think Barcelo, the character who wanted to pay a small fortune for the novel is the one who wants to destroy Carax's books?
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Both Sempere and Carax share the fact that they both left the country of Spain. Sempere wasn't hooked on the book, Daniel (sempere's son) was. I believe (still) that Barcelo may be the one that wants to destroy the book, but that shady smoker has entered my list of suspects.
My apologies, i just read that Sempere is actually their last name.
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