Marina - Hardcover

Carlos Ruiz Zaf�n

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297856472 ISBN 13: 9780297856474

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2013

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HardCover. Pub Date :2013-09-26 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: W & N The novel Carlos Ruiz Zafn wrote just before THE SHADOW OF THE WIND.Fifteen years on. the remembrance of that day has returned to me.I have seen that boy wandering through the mist of the railway station. and the name of Marina has flared up again like a fresh wound.We all have a secret buried under lock and key in the attic of our soul.This is mine ... 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 amprecisely a coach pulled by black horses appears.Fro...

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About the Author:

Carlos Ruiz Zafon was born in Barcelona and is the author of seven novels including THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. He is one of the world's most read and best-loved writers. His work has been translated into more than 40 languages and published around the world, garnering numerous international prizes and reaching millions of readers. He divides his time between Barcelona and Los Angeles.

Review:

A magical, gothic tale GLAMOUR Readers who loved Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind will find shades of that magical bestseller in this gothic tale that's so elegantly told. CHOICE MAGAZINE Vivid and unforgettable. MY WEEKLY Packed with every Gothic excess - freak-show photography, severed artificial hands, even evil butterflies - but Oscar's growing infatuation gives it depth and unity. METRO

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