The bestselling author of "The Shadow of the Wind" returns to the gothic universe of the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books, the Sempere & Son bookshop, and the winding streets of Barcelona's old quarter, in a tale about the magic of books and the darkest corners of the human soul. Carlos Ruiz Zaf\xf3n is the author of six novels, including "The Shadow of the Wind," the most successful novel in Spanish publishing history after "Don Quixote."