The Shadow Of The Wind Book Review New York Times

Mostly for its handsome binding little daniel picks out a novel eponymously titled the shadow of the wind by an obscure spanish writer julián carax.

The shadow of the wind book review new york times. Reviewing the shadow of the wind for the new york times in 2004 when it was first published in english translated by lucia graves richard eder wrote that even though it was generally lowdown. A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the spanish civil war and daniel an antiquarian book dealer s son who mourns the loss of his mother finds solace in a mysterious book entitled the shadow of the wind by one julián carax. Both of these other books are great too but the shadow of the wind is the true star. On the one hand this is such a beautifully written book and is in essence an ode to literature.

After reading the shadow of the wind i was left with somewhat mixed feelings. Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying that it s an intimate ritual that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us that when we read we do it with all our heart and mind and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day. The new york times book review a new york times bestseller barcelona 1945. The choice will melodramatically shape.

Richard eder the new york times book review in fact everything about the shadow of the wind is smooth. The language purrs along while the plot twists and unravels with languid grace yet despite these strengths it still feels that there is something missing from this book. Enthralled daniel chooses an obscure novel the shadow of the wind a complex quest tale whose author julian carax reputedly fled spain at the outbreak of its civil war and later died in paris. A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the spanish civil war and daniel an antiquarian book dealer s son who mourns the loss of his mother finds solace in a mysterious book entitled the shadow of the wind by one julián carax.

The new york times book review a new york times bestseller barcelona 1945. But when he investigates this unknown author he finds out.