book facts: written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated from Spanish by Lucia Graves, second book in a series but first chronologically and serves as a prequel to The Shadow of the Wind
setting: turn of the 20th century Barcelona
main character: David Martín, 20-30 years old, unreliable narrator
to read if you like:
- mystery/murder mystery/crime fiction
- noir fiction
- absolutely beautiful diction (a kind of The Book Thief-esque almost poetic prose style)
- books about writing/authors
- books about the supernatural
- religion, angels, etc. with "dark" elements
- unreliable narrators
- books set in Spain/Europe
[photo by me taken at Espresso Profeta coffee shop in Westwood, from my instagram]
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