The Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind is Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel first published in Spanish as La sombra del viento by Planeta in Spain in 2001. In postwar Barcelona a boy searches for the vanished author of a rare novel. Lucia Graves's English translation appeared in 2004, from Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the UK.
- Editions tracked
- 4
- First edition
- Editorial Planeta, 2001
- First published
- Planeta, Spain, 2001
- First UK edition
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004
The first edition of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was published in Barcelona by Editorial Planeta in 2001. We track 4 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Editorial Planeta2001 Other · The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 I own The Shadow of the Wind, Editorial Planeta 2001 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Penguin Books2004 Hardback · The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 I own The Shadow of the Wind, Penguin Books 2004 Log in to want this
- Phoenix2004 Paperback · The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 I own The Shadow of the Wind, Phoenix 2004 Log in to want this
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson2004 Hardback · The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 I own The Shadow of the Wind, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Barcelona (20th century)
- Genre
- supernatural fiction, Gothic fiction, thriller, adventure fiction
Read next
- Followed by
- The Angel's Game
In print
- Editions recorded
- 100 on Open Library, 26 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 30 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Shadow of the Wind?
The first edition of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was published in Barcelona by Editorial Planeta in 2001.
How many editions of The Shadow of the Wind are there?
We track 4 editions of The Shadow of the Wind, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did The Shadow of the Wind win any awards?
Yes: The Shadow of the Wind won the Barry Award for Best First Novel (2005), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after The Shadow of the Wind?
In order, it is followed by The Angel's Game, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Shadow of the Wind, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Shadow of the Wind (Q52910), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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