The Angel's Game opens in Barcelona in the 1920s and is a prequel to The Shadow of the Wind. David Martin is a young man working in a newspaper office. But late one night the editor of the paper has a crisis - they have just had to drop six pages from the weekend edition and he has a matter of hours to fill them. With most of the staff already home, he turns to David and asks if he can write a short story. If it is good, he will publish more. The resulting story is a huge success and is David's first step on the path to a career as an author. As David's books gain a certain recognition, he receives a mysterious letter from a French editor called Andreas Corelli who wants to help him achieve his ambitions. But the character is t all that he seems and soon David has entered a pact that will lead him question everything he values. He is also befriended by the bookseller Sempere (the grandfather of Daniel from Shadow) who introduces him to the strange world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The Angel's Game is a tale of lost souls and literary intrigue; a book steeped in the world of writing, with references to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Great Expectations. It is about the demons a writer faces; but also a page-turning mystery and a love story set against the creaking mansions and mysterious alleyways at the dark heart of Barcelona.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
ISBN-10
1409105008
ISBN-13
9781409105008
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87290943
Product Key Features
Author
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Format
CD, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Running Time
420
Read by
Dan Stevens
Author Biography
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON was born in Barcelona and is the author of six novels, including THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, the most successful novel in Spanish publishing history after DON QUIXOTE His work has been translated into more than 35 languages and has received numerous international awards. His books have sold over 15 million copies worldwide and THE ANGEL'S GAME was the fastest selling book of all time in Spain.
Out-Of-Print Date
06/08/2012
Contained Items Statement
6 Audio Cds
Date of Publication
04/06/2009
Subject
General & Literary Fiction
Imprint
Orion (An Imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd)