The city of mist : stories / Carlos Ruiz Zafón ; translated by from Spanish by Lucia Graves ; with two stories translated by Carlos Ruiz Zafón ; and one story written in English by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
Presents a complete collection of the author's short stories, some of which were not previously published, featuring such characters as a boy who decides to become a writer to impress the rich girl he has fallen in love with and an architect with plans for an impregnable library.
Presents a complete collection of the author's short stories, some of which were not previously published. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063143159
- ISBN: 0063143151
- Physical Description: xi, 162 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Orion Books, an imprint of Hachette. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Blanca and the departure -- Nameless -- A young lady from Barcelona -- Rose of fire -- Prince of Parnassus -- A Christmas tale -- Alicia, at dawn -- Men in Grey -- Kiss -- Guadí in Manhattan -- Two-minute apocalypse. Blanca and the departure -- Nameless -- A young lady from Barcelona -- Rose of fire -- Prince of Parnassus -- A Christmas tale -- Alicia, at dawn -- Men in Grey -- Kiss -- Guadí in Manhattan -- Two-minute apocalypse. |
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Subject: | Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964-2020 > Translations into English. Short stories, Spanish > 21st century. |
Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION RUIZ ZAFÓN 2021 (Text) | 0001002390787 | Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
The City of Mist : A Novel
"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 Gaudà 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.