The angel's game

Paperback, 753 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2009 by Random House Large Print.

ISBN:
9780739328491
OCLC Number:
1244225151

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5 stars (1 review)

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, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen . . .”

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, 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 …

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5 stars

Probably the story to which I became most addicted to. The sentence flows, story unfolds, characters leave their mark in your heart, mystery bobbles, eeriness creeps, fear engulfs, beauty of the city enchants, the setting amplifies an experience that is sure to stay with you long.
The book, though it's translation, still has same narrative quality like the 1st volume, though that had what I'd call the most beautiful friendship put on paper, The Angel's game has people befriending and holding on due to respect and love and longing. The twist in this story is .. I'd spoil if I type it here. Go ahead and read and become a fan of his works.
I'd just want to add two qualities in the story that I was very attracted to - one the mystery and two - Barcelona. The author has wrote without overusing adjectives and without supplicating towards the …

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  • Journalists -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction
  • Authors -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction
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  • Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction