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El Palacio de la medianoche (Trilogia de La Niebla) [Paperback]

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Author)
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Trilogia de La Niebla August 26, 2008

En el corazón de calcuta se esconde un tenebroso enigma. . .

Ambientada en la Calcuta de los años treinta, El palacio de la medianoche comienza una noche oscura en la que un teniente inglés lucha por salvar las vidas de dos niños de una amenaza impensable. A pesar de las insoportables lluvias del monzón y el terror que lo asedia en cada esquina, el joven británico logra ponerlos a salvo, pero no sin perder su propia vida. . .

Años más tarde, cuando los dos niños, Ben y Sheere, están en víspera de celebrar su decimosexto cumpleaños, la amenaza reaparece en sus vidas y esta vez no los dejará escapar tan fácilmente. Con la ayuda de sus valientes amigos, los dos hermanos deberán desafiar el terror que los acecha en las sombras de la noche y enfrentarse al enigma más aterrador de la historia de la ciudad de los palacios.



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About the Author

Carlos Ruiz Zafon es uno de los novelistas europeos de mayor proyecciÓn en todo el mundo. Su carrera literaria debutÓ en 1993 con El PrÍncipe de la Niebla y posteriormente publicÓ otras tres novelas para el pÚblico juvenil: El Palacio de la Medianoche, Las Luces de Septiembre y Marina. En el aÑo 2001 dio el salto a la narrativa para adultos con la publicaciÓn de La Sombra del Viento, que se ha convertido en un bestseller a nivel internacional. Sus obras han sido traducidas a mÁs de cuarenta idiomas y publicadas en mÁs de cincuenta paÍses, obteniendo numerosos premios y conquistando a millones de lectores de todas las edades.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Rayo (August 26, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061724343
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061724343
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of six novels, including the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honored with numerous international awards, including the Edebé Award, Spain's most prestigious prize for young adult fiction. He divides his time between Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles, California.

 

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Please note..., February 2, 2007
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Cheryl K. Hughes (Hendersonville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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I have not read this book. I ordered it thinking it was the follow-up to The Shadow of the Wind. El Palacio... is an adolescent book as is El Principe de la Niebla, Marina, and Las Luces del Septiembre. So those of you breathlessly awaiting the follow-up to "Shadow", as I am, take note.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven and inferior, January 25, 2008
After reading The Shadow of the Wind and El Principe de la Niebla, both of which I loved, I wasn't impressed with this novel. There's a quality to the writing (or perhaps a lack thereof) that doesn't make it involving and I found myself not caring much for the characters. There are elements of gothic novel here, but the psychological stimulus for horror is unconvincing and so the supernatural element falls flat. Although I wouldn't regret reading it, the novel didn't leave much of an impression and I'm convinced that in a few months I will forget that I read it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun quick read, September 1, 2008
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Zafon Characterizes this book, along with El Principe de la Niebla, Las Luces de Septiembre, and Marina--as children books.

They should be read in that context.

The Midnight Palace is the meeting place of a secret society (Chowbar Society) of seven orphaned children from the St. Patrick's orphanage in the 1930's Calcutta.

There, Ben, a twin, is dumped on a rainy night by his grandmother in an effort to keep them safe from a ghost. At age sixteen, the orphans are released to face life as adults and on the last meeting of the Chowbar Society, Sheere, Ben's twin is made a member of the society.

Together the society solves the mystery of the twins tragic history and fight the dangers that confronts all of them.

Not as good as La sombra del viento or el Juego del Angel, but still makes for a great read.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
museo indio, ciudad negra, aquel tren, del vagón, las calderas, hasta detenerse, del ingeniero, los túneles
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Jheeter's Gate, Chowbar Society, Thomas Carter, Pájaro de Fuego, Chandra Chatterghee, Palacio de la Medianoche, Curzon Fort, Norte de Calcuta, Fort William, Sir Arthur Llewelyn, Grant House, Lord Clive
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