Language | English |
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ISBN-10 | 0385528701 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-297-85555-2 |
No of pages | 438 |
Font Size | Medium |
Book Publisher | Doubleday |
Published Date | 16 Jun 2009 |
Carlos Ruiz Safin is a Spanish novelist. Born in Barcelona in 1964, he has lived in Los Angels, United States, since 1994, and works as a scriptwriter aside from writing novels.
His first novel, El principle de la nebula (The Prince of Mist, 1993), earned the Edible literary prize for young adult fiction.
He is also the author of three more young-adult novels, El palacio de la medianoche (1994), Las luces de September (1995) and Marina (1999).
In 2001 he published the novel La sombra del Vento (The Shadow of the Wind), his first 'adult' novel, which has sold millions of copies worldwide.
Since its publication, La sombra del Vento has garnered critical acclaim around the world and has won numerous international awards.
Ruiz Safin’s works have been published in more than 40 countries and have been translated into more than 30 languages.
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From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Safin, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game—a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. “The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen . . .”
In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, 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 lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner.
Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, 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 unlike anything that has ever existed—a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more.
But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home. Once again, Safin takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzyingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.