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The Angel's Game

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
$8.90
The Angel's Game
The Angel's Game

Gothic Barcelona, dark obsessions, literary intrigue.

If you found yourself entranced by "The Shadow of the Wind," stepping back into the gothic ambiance of Barcelona with "The Angel's Game" will feel both nostalgic and exhilarating. Carlos Ruiz Zafon weaves a narrative that blends the lines between reality and fiction, guiding you through a maze of secrets with a writer's passionate heart. It's not just a book; it's an experience of obsession and the haunting power of stories.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Angel's Game

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
$8.90
ISBN: 9780753827505
Authors: Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Publisher: Phoenix
Date of Publication: 2010-03-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Magical Realism, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 175403 readers)

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From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 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—my new windows—each evening its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets in my ear, that I could catch on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen… In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, 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
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Gothic Barcelona, dark obsessions, literary intrigue.

If you found yourself entranced by "The Shadow of the Wind," stepping back into the gothic ambiance of Barcelona with "The Angel's Game" will feel both nostalgic and exhilarating. Carlos Ruiz Zafon weaves a narrative that blends the lines between reality and fiction, guiding you through a maze of secrets with a writer's passionate heart. It's not just a book; it's an experience of obsession and the haunting power of stories.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.