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 | - |