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Daniel Weyman
About this listen
In May 1980, 15-year-old Óscar Drai suddenly vanishes from his boarding school in the old quarter of Barcelona. For seven days and nights no one knows his whereabouts . . .
His story begins in the heart of old Barcelona, when he meets Marina and her father German Blau, a portrait painter. Marina takes Óscar to a cemetery and at 10 am, a coach pulled by horses appears. From it descends a woman dressed in black, her face shrouded, wearing gloves, holding a single rose. She walks over to a gravestone that bears no name, only the mysterious emblem of a black butterfly with open wings.
When Óscar and Marina decide to follow her they begin a journey that will take them to the heights of a forgotten, post-war Barcelona, a world of aristocrats and actresses, inventors and tycoons; and a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets.
Audiobook read by Daniel Weyman.©2008 Dragonworks, S.L. (P)2013 Orion Publishing Group
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- Steven
- 01-09-15
a walk into the past steps
an amazing story of Gothic barcalona,the skill of words that zafon raises is bewitching in itself.
this will keep the lights on in your room,whilst wanting you to be alone as you travel though Oscars adventure.
you never know who to trust in this story.
the author is quite simply brilliant.
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- TooManyWIPs
- 17-10-20
Wonderful
Brilliant loved this, so well narrated. lost myself in the story. I could really imagine it being played out in my head
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-22
Beautifully written, translated and read
I'm a fan of the Shadow of the Wind and didn't expect to be equally enthralled - but I was. Daniel Weyman does an exceptionally good job of the narration.
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- Mr
- 28-08-15
another unique gem from CRZ
enchanting and with surprises as always. although beautifully translated I'm tempted to learn Spanish so I can enjoy the original text
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- Philly Vanilly
- 09-04-17
Another corker from Carlos Ruiz Zafon!
Super (if rather dark) story; both poignant and exciting! Very well translated - kept me on the edge of my seat.
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- Beady
- 04-09-16
Young Love
This is a beautiful story with some strange subject matters. The city of Barcelona is brought to life in the descriptions of buildings and streets. The "puppets" of Mical Covenique are enough to send a shiver down the spine, the cat Kafka is as all cats are aloof and inscrutable. The painter Herman's life is realistic as are the descriptions of his wife but through the it all shines an interesting girl Marina and her interactions no adventures, with Oscar. A great read.
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- James
- 04-05-22
Great story by Zafron
Great story beautifully read a real pleasurable experience. Well worth the listen mystery love magic
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- David
- 04-01-17
Beautifully Written
Marina is a beautifully written story and Carlos's words will draw you back to a forgotten Spain. Marina is a truly sad tale but well worth the read.
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- Mr. R. E. Towers
- 23-09-23
A grotesque thriller with a great story line
I'm not supposed to read this book because it is categoriesd as 'young fiction ' but actually its a moving and evocative piece of dark fantasy which is genuinely scary at times.
It is 1979 and our narrator, Oscar, is a thoughtful fifteen year old orphan living at a dull boarding school in Barcelona. But he wanders into a semi-derelict house where he meets Marina. She is a clever, feisty girl of similar age. They strike up a touching friendship and Marina lives with, and cares for, her kindly and eccentric widowed father who is an artist infatuated by his late wife.
Marina takes Oscar on a walk to a cemetery where they witness the ritual of a strange lady in black who they follow and quickly become embroiled in bizarre scary places and pursuits.
The novel then has a parallel story of Mijail Kolvenik a brilliant pioneer of orthopaedic prosthetics and his beautiful and talented opera singer wife. He is obsessed with deformities and immortality. His tragic and bizarre life story comes crashing into the present time and Oscar and Marina's relationship develops as they unravel the tale.
No spoilers here but the ending is sad and unexpected.
It is a grotesque thriller with a great story line and a touching theme. It does go 'over the top' on some occasions but I think this was probably because the author, or publisher, was trying to appeal to the young adult and horror genres.
The reading is spot on.
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- Mark Travis
- 30-10-21
Zafon
The closing chapters are beautiful, however many times I read or listen to Marina.
A book that stands toe-to-toe with Zafon’s masterful Cemetery series.
Production-wise, the narration and other limited audio is just right.
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