Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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| Original Title: | El prisionero del cielo |
| ISBN: | 0062206281 (ISBN13: 9780062206282) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062206282 |
| Series: | El cementerio de los libros olvidados #3 |
| Characters: | Daniel Sempere, Fermín Romero de Torres, Beatriz Aguilar, Bernarda, Mauricio Valls, Sebastian Salgado |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2012) |
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Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife Bea have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julian, and their close friend Fermín 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 Fermín and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940's and the dark early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a journey fraught with jealousy, suspicion, vengeance, and lies, a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love and ultimately transform their lives. Full of intrigue and emotion, The Prisoner of Heaven is a majestic novel in which the threads of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game converge under the spell of literature and bring us toward the enigma of the mystery hidden at the heart of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a collection of lost treasures known only to its few initiates and the very core of Carlos Ruiz Zafón's enchanting fictional world. (front flap)Specify Appertaining To Books The Prisoner of Heaven (El cementerio de los libros olvidados #3)
| Title | : | The Prisoner of Heaven (El cementerio de los libros olvidados #3) |
| Author | : | Carlos Ruiz Zafón |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First U.S. Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | July 10th 2012 by Harper (first published November 1st 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 61175 Users | 5508 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books The Prisoner of Heaven (El cementerio de los libros olvidados #3)
The year is 1957. Its just before Christmas in Barcelona and Daniel and Bea are living with their son above the bookstore Sempere & Sons. The faithful servant Fermín is about to get married. One day an old man visits the bookstore and he wants to buy an old and valuable version of The Count of Monte Cristo. But he doesnt take the book with him instead he leaves the books with a dedicationThe book continues the story that started in The Shadow of the Wind and also has ties with The Angel'sI liked this third volume of the series better than The Shadow of the Wind and The Angels Game due to its simpler, less labyrinthine plot. I was captivated by this wonderful story of the power of friendship, love, and sacrifice engagingly written with warmth and humor. It also shines with old fashioned adventures and a prose style hearkening back to tales written by Dumas.Daniel Sempere, who runs a bookstore in Barcelona with his father in the late 50s, receives a threatening visit and
Original review posted on The Book SmugglersWARNING! This post contains spoilers!!Oh, The Prisoner of Heaven, WHY? WHY?You will have to excuse this sudden display of emotional distress. But I am overcome with feelings and they must be exorcized here.A few years ago I read The Shadow of the Wind, a tremendous Gothic thriller with labyrinthine storytelling, a wonderful sense of setting, beautiful writing and incredible characters. It soon became a favourite. I do recognise its problems especially
The Prisoner of Heaven is the third book in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's Barcelona quartet, which began with The Shadow of the Wind and continued with its prequel, The Angel's Game. This story draws strands of the two previous books together, revisiting Daniel Sempere, the protagonist of The Shadow of the Wind, and his friend and colleague Fermín Romero de Torres. Fermín, previously more of an amusing sidekick, takes centre stage here as his complex and dramatic backstory is revealed (although Daniel
This book is a perfect example of what is wrong with the publishing world. Zafon's first book, The Shadow of the Wind is one of my all time favorites. Ever. The second book The Angel's Game is well up there on my list, so when I saw The Prisoner of Heaven on display, I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, it is very clear that Zafon was under time pressure from the publisher on this book, enough so that the story was irreversibly ruined. You see, Zafon is a master of prose, character, and theme. Indeed
The author of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angels Game has written a sequel to those books forming a kind of trilogy. I say kind of trilogy because they can be read independently of each other and in any order. In fact this most recent book mainly makes passing references to events and characters in the others. So we are back in a bookstore in Barcelona with mysterious goings-on that date back to the Spanish Civil War. The action jumps back and forth between the present (1957) and events in
If you loved Shadow of the Wind like I did, you'll love this book. It is the perfect follow up book with Fermin and Daniel starring and Martin is also there in the background as well as Isabella. The story goes through Femin's imprisonment and difficult life and his role in Daniel's life. It is touching, funny, and profound in its own way. I love this author and can't wait for the next book. Here are some random comments:1. Half of the enjoyment of this book is Fermin's clever lines and
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