Carlos Ruiz Zafón Books

The internationally bestselling new novel from the author of the modern classic, The Shadow of the Wind

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.

In 1957 Barcelona, Daniel Sempere and his wife celebrate the birth of their son and their friend Fermín's upcoming wedding. However, a mysterious stranger threatens to reveal a long-buried secret from the city's dark past, leading them on a perilous journey back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's dictatorship.

"In May 1980, 15-year-old Oscar Drai suddenly vanishes from his boarding school in the old quarter of Barcelona. For seven days and nights no one knows his whereabouts ... His story begins in the heart of old Barcelona, when he meets Marina and her father German Blau, a portrait painter. Marina takes Oscar to a cemetery to watch a macabre ritual that occurs on the fourth Sunday of each month. At 10 a.m. precisely a coach pulled by black horses appears. From it descends a woman dressed in black, her face shrouded, wearing gloves, holding a single rose. She walks over to a gravestone that bears no name, only the mysterious emblem of a black butterfly with open wings. When Oscar and Marina decide to follow her they begin a journey that will take them to the heights of a forgotten, post-war Barcelona, a world of aristocrats and actresses, inventors and tycoons; and a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets"--Publisher's website.

The echo of the novels of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series resonates in the stories of Carlos Ruiz Zafón: gathered here for the first time - and some never before published in English - these stories are a celebration of one of the world's great storytellers A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart. A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague ridden Barcelona, with plans for building a library impervious to the destruction of time. A strange gentleman tempts Cervantes to write a book like no other, each page of which could prolong the life of the woman he loves. And a brilliant Catalan architect named Antoni Gaudí reluctantly agrees to cross the ocean to New York, a voyage that will determine the fate of an unfinished masterpiece. A celebration of a master storyteller, beloved by fans around the world: 'The real deal: one gorgeous read' Stephen King 'This book will change your life. An instant classic' Daily Telegraph 'A book lover's dream' The Times 'A hymn of praise to all the joys of reading' Independent 'Gripping and instantly atmospheric' Mail on Sunday 'Irresistibly readable' Guardian 'Diabolically good' Elle

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house are letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Then David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But soon David realises that there is a connection between this haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Set in the turbulent 1920s, The Angel's Game takes us back to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books, the Sempere and Son bookshop, and the winding streets of Barcelona's old quarter, in a masterful tale about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the human soul.

Bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón's tale of one magical summer that turns into a nightmare when a young girl discovers the secrets locked into a reclusive toymaker's mansion. A mysterious toymaker who lives as a recluse in an old mansion, surrounded by the mechanical beings he has created... an enigma surrounding strange lights that shine through the mists that envelop the small island on which the old lighthouse stands... a shadowy creature that hides deep in the woods... these are the elements of a mystery that bind 14-year-old Irene to Ismael during one magical summer spent in the Blue Bay. Irene's mother has taken a job as a housekeeper for the toymaker, Lazarus, but his house contains more secrets than Irene and Ishmael have bargained for.

Max Carver's father, a watchmaker & inventor, decides to move his family to a small town on the coast, to an old house that once belonged to a prestigious surgeon, Dr Richard Fleischmann. But the house holds many secrets & stories of its own.

1916, Calcutta. A man pauses for breath outside the ruins of Jheeter's Gate station knowing he has only hours to live. Pursued by assassins, he must ensure the safety of two newborn twins, before disappearing into the night to meet his fate. 1932. Ben and his friends are due to leave the orphanage which has been their home for sixteen years.

Z tym przewodnikiem możesz odnaleźć kluczowe miejsca z Cienia wiatru: przejść się tymi samymi uliczkami, gdzie Fumero przetrzepał Ferminowi skórę, gdzie Daniela zaczepił człowiek w skórzanej masce, możesz trafić na skwerek, gdzie Nuria czytywała książki. Znajdziesz tu zarówno Barcelonę znana z nastrojowych fotografii Francesca Catala-Roca, jak i dzisiejsze nowoczesne miasto. Bohaterowie powieści maja Barcelonę w sercach. Któż nie pamięta labiryntu Cmentarza Zapomnianych Książek, przytułku Santa Lucfa czy też arkad uniwersytetu, w których potajemnie spotkali się Bea i Daniel? Wędrując z autorami przewodnika po Barcelonie, Carlos Ruiz Zafón opowiada, co znaczą dla niego niektóre opisane w książce miejsca, dlaczego właśnie tam dzieje się akcja powieści, zdradza w sekrecie, co figuruje na jego ?liście ulubionych zakątków miasta". W przewodniku zamieszczono ponadto informacje praktyczne, niezbędne każdemu turyście zwiedzającemu stolicę Katalonii.

Contains 3 already published novels: El principe de la niebla, El palacio de la medianoche, Las luces de septiembre.

Zum Welttag des Buches hat Carlos Ruiz Zafón einen kleinen Schatz hervorgezaubert: In ›Der Fürst des Parnass‹ erzählt er, wie alles begann, wie im prachtvollen Barcelona des 16. Jahrhunderts ein passionierter Buchdrucker namens Sempere auf einen glücklosen jungen Dichter trifft – er heißt Cervantes und wird eines Tages den ›Don Quijote‹ schaffen –, wie ein geheimnisvoller Verleger mit Engel am Revers die Bühne betritt und sich ein unscheinbarer Gottesacker zum sagenumwobenen Friedhof der Vergessenen Bücher wandelt. Eine Geschichte von Ehrgeiz und Scheitern, von Wahnsinn und unsterblicher Liebe, eine Hommage an eine verwunschene Stadt am Meer und an die universelle Magie der Bücher.

Als een biograaf zich ingraaft in het leven van een bekende Spaans-Amerikaanse schrijver, doet hij verrassende ontdekkingen.

»Jahre später, als ich zuschaute, wie sich das Trauergefolge meines Meisters durch den Paseo de Gracia bewegte, erinnerte ich mich an den Tag, an dem ich Gaudí kennengelernt hatte und sich mein Schicksal für immer änderte.« Ein junger Architekturstudent begleitet den berühmten Architekten nach Amerika, wo Antonio Gaudí den Auftrag, einen Wolkenkratzer zu bauen, erhalten soll. Doch als sie in Manhattan ankommen, nehmen die Dinge einen ganz anderen Verlauf. Das Phantastische ist, wie Carlos Ruiz Zafón, der Autor des Welterfolgs Der Schatten des Windes, sagt, »der Grund- und Schlußstein im großen Palast der Literatur«. Das bestätigt auch diese kleine phantastische Erzählung, die Karl-Georg Hirsch mit unheimlichen Zeichnungen illustriert hat.

Роман, который критики всего мира сравнивали с произведениями Эдгара По, Михаила Булгакова и Артуро Перес-Реверте. Автор, которого называют "Стивеном Кингом для европейских интеллектуалов". Странная история Давида, молодого журналиста из "города магов и алхимиков" Барселоны, которому таинственный издатель, подозрительно смахивающий на одного из присных Князя Тьмы, заказывает некую Книгу… Чем не последний способ прославиться для человека, который превратил произведение друга в шедевр, но не сумел написать шедевр собственный, потерял любимую женщину и умирает от неизлечимой болезни? Но все, кто пытался написать Книгу до Давида, уже погибли при загадочных обстоятельствах. Все, кто был хоть как-то связан с процессом написания, - тоже. Почему это случилось? Почему продолжает происходить? Как только Давид пытается найти ответ на эти вопросы, - ему сразу становится ясно: Тьма не любит, когда смертные вторгаются в ее пределы…

Was man dem Bösen versprochen hat, das wird es sich holen. Nach düsteren Tagen wünscht sich Irene das Glück des Sommers. Als sie mit dem Jungen Ismael an der Blauen Bucht liegt, scheint alles perfekt. Doch der Spielzeugfabrikant, der Irenes Mutter auf seinen Landsitz Cravenmoore geholt hat, hegt ein finsteres Geheimnis. Alle Zimmer seines gewaltigen Hauses stehen voll selbstgebauter Automaten und raffiniertem Spielzeug, und einige Räume dürfen nie betreten werden. Im großen Wald rings um die Villa geht der Besitzer oft spazieren. Aber auch ein sonderbares Geschöpf treibt sich dort herum, das einem Alptraum zu entstammen scheint ... Bald jagen dunkle Schatten durchs Haus, und im Nebel drohen vom Leuchtturm die gefürchteten Septemberlichter. Cravenmoore entpuppt sich als Ort des Schreckens. Irene und Ismael kämpfen im größten Abenteuer ihres Lebens um ihre Liebe.