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    The City of Mist: Stories
    The City of Mist: Stories
    The City of Mist: Stories
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    The City of Mist: Stories

    Written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

    Narrated by Daniel Weyman

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    “Ruiz Zafón’s visionary storytelling prowess is a genre unto itself.”—USA Today

    Return to the mythical Barcelona library known as the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in this posthumous collection of stories from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind and The Labyrinth of the Spirits.

    Bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafón conceived of this collection of stories as an appreciation to the countless readers who joined him on the extraordinary journey that began with The Shadow of the Wind. Comprising eleven stories, most of them never before published in English, The City of Mist offers the reader compelling characters, unique situations, and a gothic atmosphere reminiscent of his beloved Cemetery of Forgotten Books quartet.

    The stories are mysterious, imbued with a sense of menace, and told with the warmth, wit, and humor of Zafón's inimitable voice. A boy decides to become a writer when he discovers that his creative gifts capture the attentions of an aloof young beauty who has stolen his heart. A labyrinth maker flees Constantinople to a plague-ridden Barcelona, with plans for building a library impervious to the destruction of time. A strange gentleman tempts Cervantes to write a book like no other, each page of which could prolong the life of the woman he loves. And a brilliant Catalan architect named Antoni Gaudí reluctantly agrees to cross the ocean to New York, a voyage that will determine the fate of an unfinished masterpiece.

    Imaginative and beguiling, these and other stories in The City of Mist summon up the mesmerizing magic of their brilliant creator and invite us to come dream along with him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateNov 23, 2021
    ISBN9780063118126
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    Carlos Ruiz Zafon

    Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of eight novels, including the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Cemetery of Forgotten Books series: The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, The Prisoner of Heaven, and The Labyrinth of the Spirits. His work, which also includes prizewinning young adult novels, has been translated into more than fifty languages and published around the world, garnering numerous awards and reaching millions of readers. He lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 4/5
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    • 4/5
      The City of Mist collects eleven short stories of Carlos Ruiz Zafon, published posthumously, many of which are set in the same world as The Cemetery of Forgotten Books.A doomed friendship between a rich girl and a poor boy. A young woman giving birth on a dark wintry night. The diabolical agreement that allows Cervantes to write a classic. A creepy Christmas chess game. These stories and more can be found on Ruiz Zafon's collection. Most of the stories are set in Barcelona at various historical periods and translated by Lucia Graves; two were translated by the author himself, and one was written in English. My personal favorite was "Rose of Fire" which is set up as a story by David Martin of "books, dragons and roses" for his fellow prisoners. The stories are in varying lengths from a few pages to about 40 pages long, most set in winter and appropriately Gothic, atmospheric, and with a touch (ore more) of the fantastical. It made me want to reread The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series all over again.
    • 4/5
      For those who love the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series this short story collection is a must. As with any collection of its kind there are some stories that are stronger than others, but most of them tie back to the original series, giving us a glimpse into the lives and ancestors of the characters we’ve grown to love. We meet assassins, Gaudí, Miguel de Cervantes, and so many ghosts. It’s not as good as any of his full length novels, but it’s a pleasure to return to the streets of Barcelona created by Zafón. He passed away far too soon last year, so any additional book from him feels like a gift. “Faith is found when one isn’t looking for it and the day will come when your heart, and not your mind, will long for the purification of the soul.”“A man can forgive everything except being told the truth.”