Larry. Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I posted this on[url="http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-carlos-ruiz-zafn-novel-to-be.html"] my blog[/url] (or rather, I translated the bit I discovered when reading a [url="http://www.freewebs.com/zafonforum/noticias.htm"]fan site[/url] of his), but I thought there might be fans of his [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] here who might want to know this. Mind you, this is for the original Spanish edition (no word on when the translation will be coming out), but it looks like it'll be on St. George's Day, or April 17. Sadly, nothing on this appears on Amazon's order page, so I might have to wait a bit longer. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 [url="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/03/shadow-of-the-w.html"]Amazon's[/url] linking to my translation of the news now. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Great news! Thanks for the alert. [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] was terrific and I am eager to read more works from this author (in translation, sadly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 You're welcome. It's one of those times that I know I can get the scoop on most others in the greater spec fic blogosphere and when it concerns an author whose previous book I enjoyed, it's an easy call as to whether or not to publicize this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Omg, I just read your Amazon link, and while I was sold before, this quote clinched it for me: [quote]The new book will "tell a story of ambient intrigue in the Barcelona of the 1920s and will return to submerging the reader in the Cemetery of Lost Books,"[/quote] Zafón has a special gift of incorporating tight, intriguing plot with a love for books and reading. *sigh* More of the Cemetery of Lost Books. I am so there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrehead Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 For updates you might want to bookmark this site: [url="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/"]http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/[/url] The author of the blog seems to be pretty on top of the matter and was the first place I think I saw the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 OK, here is a [url="http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/cover-art-for-carlos-ruiz-zafns.html"]link[/url] to the cover art for the upcoming book, page count (672 pages), and publication date (May 13 in the US). Already near 10K in the Amazon rankings and it isn't even an English-language book. Think this might be a popular item when it is translated in the next year or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyrehead Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Weidenfeld & Nicolson are publishing the U.K. edition and looks to be out in March - April 2009. U.S. edition will likely appear at the same time if Oprah Winfrey follows rumor and dubs [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] worthy for the masses in the post-summer season. [i]The Angel's Game[/i] then would likely be a May 09 release by Penguin (? which imprint since there have been editorial changes since tSotW came out) in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymeria87 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 That's great news! I was waiting for more Zafon to be published :) Can't wait to read more about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books either, it was a great read in German and in English though I might actually pick this one up in Spanish too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 [url="http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/beginning-to-zafns-el-juego-del-ngel.html"]Here[/url] is the opening paragraph that I translated into English (I'm 1/5 into the book and so far, it is an improvement over [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i]). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantasy Book Critic Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I never heard of this author before, but it sounds really interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 He sold 10 million copies of [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] alone worldwide. This one ought to be just as popular, if not more so. I'll have a review up on the 13th in two places. One in English, the other in Spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] sounds intriguing, but the fact that it was popularised by Richard 'n' Judy makes me want to heave a little. Still, Oprah's endorsement of [i]The Road[/i] didn't affect enjoyment of that book (although [i]The Pillars of the Earth[/i] was more of a mixed bag). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 It's an enjoyable read, with some nice phrasings that aren't too ostentatious. Think of it as a mystery that deals with literature and its effects on the reader and perhaps that'll help. And if you've read any stories by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Zafón is closest to him in style, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 An [url="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/ultima/Soy/mayor/dragones/elpepiult/20080420elpepiult_2/Tes"]interesting interview[/url] with Zafón. I'm working on a translation of it which shall be posted tomorrow night, but not on my blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtua Icon Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 There are times when I wish I was fluent in more than one langauge. This is one of them. I suppose a re-read shall sustain me until the translation, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 It should, and by the way, tomorrow afternoon/evening, expect some coverage of this on Amazon. I'm busy translating that linked interview into English to be part of their coverage, plus there'll be one of the first major English-language reviews of that novel posted then. Needless to say, I'm a combination of stoked and frazzled right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Here's [url="http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/sneak-peek.html"]part of one[/url] of the two interviews I translated. The second will go live later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 OK, here's the [url="http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/05/amazon-exclusiv.html"]Amazon review[/url], which contains a link to the second interview I've done. Hope this scoop is tantalizing enough for those of you who've read [i]The Shadow of the Wind[/i] and liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pita Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Am I the only one who thought Shadow of the Wind wasn't amazing? I liked it a lot, but the end was kinda predictable. It was a great job on a book, and I fully enjoyed reading it, but at the end of the day it isn't that memorable. But Lain is a neat villain, and so is that other guy whose name I can't remember. (The policeman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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