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The cemetery of forgotten books is a metaphor, not just for books but for ideas, for language, for knowledge, for beauty, for all the things that make us human, for collecting memory. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Im haunted by the history of my city the catalan novelist tells christian house about the inspiration for the cemetery of forgotten books. The prince of mist by carl ruiz zafon unlike most book loving types i have never read anything by carlos ruiz zafon. Carlos ruiz zafon abebooks abebooks shop for books. Zafon worked in advertising before publishing his first novel, the prince of mist. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honoured with numerous international awards. The womans heart is a labyrinth of subtleties that challenges the rough mind of the man. When book publicists try to dress up their product in designer clothes, they. His first novel translated into english was the postspanish civil war tale the shadow of the wind, which sold over 1m. Carlos ruiz zafon carlos ruiz zafon author official uk. The longawaited new novel from the author of the global bestseller and modern classic, the shadow of the wind. Ive always thought i should and have often lingered over the shadow of the wind in book shops but have never felt able to commit.
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