Overview
Carlos Ruiz Zaf n, autor de xito de ventas del New York Times, aclamado internacionalmente, crea una historia rica y laber ntica de amor, literatura, pasi n y venganza, ambientada en una Barcelona oscura y g tica, en la que los h roes de La sombra del viento y El juego del ngel deben lidiar con una n mesis que amenaza con destruirlos. Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere y su amigo Ferm n, los h roes de La Sombra del Viento, regresan de nuevo a la aventura para afrontar el mayor desaf o de sus vidas. Justo cuando todo empezaba a sonre rles, un inquietante personaje visita la librer a de Sempere y amenaza con desvelar un terrible secreto que lleva enterrado m s de dos d cadas en la oscura memoria de la ciudad. Al conocer la verdad, Daniel comprender que su destino le arrastra irremediablemente a enfrentarse con la mayor de las sombras: la que crece en su interior. Rebosante de intriga y emoci n, El Prisionero del Cielo es una novela magistral donde los hilos de La Sombra del Viento y El Juego del ngel convergen a trav s del embrujo de la literatura y el enigma que se oculta en el coraz n del Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "A deep and mysterious novel full of people that feel real. . . .An enthralling read and a must-have for your library. Zaf n focuses on the emotion of the reader and doesn't let go." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zaf n creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Juli n, and their close friend Ferm n Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past.
His appearance plunges Ferm n and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love, and will ultimately transform their lives.
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- ISBN-13: 9780345803306
- ISBN-10: 0345803302
- Publisher: Vintage Espanol
- Publish Date: May 2012
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 384
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