This beautiful softcover edition is in good condition, the pages are in good condition, appear unread, and the book is tight and square. The Shadow of the Wind (La Sombra del Viento) is a bestselling Spanish novel written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, published in 2001. The novel is set in post–Civil War Barcelona, the story begins in 1945 when young Daniel Sempere is taken by his father to a secret labyrinthine library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There, Daniel discovers a mysterious novel titled The Shadow of the Wind by a little-known author, Julián Carax. Captivated by the book, Daniel becomes determined to uncover the fate of its enigmatic author, only to find that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of Carax's works. It became a global phenomenon, translated into more than 40 languages, selling millions of copies worldwide.