Description
In post-Civil War Barcelona, Daniel Semper and his friend Fermin Romero de Torres face their worlds turned upside down when a mysterious stranger arrives with knowledge of a dangerous secret buried deep within the city's shadowed history. As the stranger's revelations threaten to unearth long-hidden truths from two decades past, the friends must navigate a labyrinth of deception, betrayal, and redemption that challenges everything they thought they knew. Zafón masterfully weaves together multiple timelines and perspectives to create a haunting tale of love, loss, and the power of secrets to reshape lives. This atmospheric novel captures the gothic beauty and melancholy of Barcelona while exploring how the past inevitably catches up with us, no matter how carefully we try to bury it.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper
Published Jul 10, 2012
278 pages
ISBN: 9780062206282
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Translation
Original: El Prisionero del Cielo
From: spa
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.