Experience The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay with this special collector’s edition. Featuring illustrations by comic book artist Chris Samnee, Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is also introduced by Michael Moorcock.
The Shadow of the Wind
Illustrated by Jorge González
Introduced by Lucia Graves
Translated by Lucia Graves
Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s best-selling phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind is beautifully presented as a Folio collector’s edition with a new preface by translator Lucia Graves and atmospheric artwork by Jorge González.
£105.00
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‘An instant classic’
- The Daily Telegraph
Dawn is breaking in post-war Barcelona when Daniel’s father guides him through the mist to a mysterious building hidden in the heart of the old city. Here, in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, ten-year-old Daniel is allowed to choose one story from the thousands of abandoned volumes that line the labyrinthine corridors. Inexplicably drawn to The Shadow of the Wind, the boy clutches his prize, unaware of the fantastical and frightening chain of events that its discovery triggers; a mystery that will see the new custodian embark on a dangerous quest to reveal the book’s shocking secrets.
Bound in printed and blocked cloth
Set in Sabon
496 pages
7 double-page spread colour illustrations, black & white title-page illustration
Printed paper slipcase
Printed in Germany
10˝ x 6¾˝
‘Shadow is the real deal, a novel full of cheesy splendour and creaking trapdoors, a novel where even the subplots have subplots. One gorgeous read.’
- Stephen King
A multi-million bestseller, and one of the most successful Spanish novels ever written, The Shadow of the Wind is a literary thriller laced with fantastical elements that captured the imagination of a generation. Engrossed in his precious book, Daniel becomes preoccupied with the mysterious life of its author, Julian Carax. As a sinister history begins to emerge, Daniel’s life is embroiled in danger; shadowy figures want this rare book destroyed and Julian Carax erased from history. Set among Barcelona’s crumbling buildings and warren of alleyways, Daniel’s perilous quest is also his maturation, as he navigates love, friendship and a fraught paternal relationship in a city still healing after the Civil War. An incredible literary achievement, The Shadow of the Wind can now be shared with generations to come in this beautiful collector’s edition.
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