El Principe De La Niebla [Paperback]

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: European Schoolbooks (July 29, 2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8408067613
• ISBN-13: 978-8408067610
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can read Spanish, read this book, June 25, 2007

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Pipo Jones "bookworm" (PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Principe de la Niebla (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

I've been fascinated with Carlos Ruiz Zafon ever since I read The Shadow of the Wind two years ago. I would have gone into a shameless author binge sooner, but his previous novels have either not been translated to English or I have had not luck finding them in English. After enduring the sight of this book and three others by him, targeted at the young adult market, I finally broke down and decided to put my skills in Spanish to the ultimate test of reading an entire book. (I'm a native Portuguese speaker who's never learned Spanish properly, but reading comes with little effort.)

It was well worth the minor struggle of reading this wonderful story in its original language. Zafon's writing is, of course, much less mature and polished than in TSOTW, but it still shines bright. The story isn't complex, but the main character is vivid. I imagine that this book would find a lot of interest among 12 year olds with a taste for suspense and bewilderment.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!!!, January 9, 2007

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M. Johnson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Principe de la Niebla (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

First I read The Shadow of the wind!!!! then I tried to get more books from Ruiz Zafon, I bought some of his previous work, I have read them and this is one of the best! not as good as "The Shadow" but is a good story, very good!!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Este es un gran libro... sin embargo, April 5, 2007

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Omar Ola "omar ola" (Guatemala) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Principe de la Niebla (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

Este es un excelente libro. La lectura es bastante sencilla de llevar. El autor hace un gran trabajo en capturar la imaginacion del lector. Sin embargo no le puedo dar 5 estrellas, ya que hay varias lagunas en la historia que al final dejan con un sabor agridulce.
A pesar de estas fallas es un libro que disfrutaras muchisimo, una excelente inversion...
Es excelente para aquellos que quieren iniciarse en el mundo de la lectura, y para los fans de los libros de misterio este tiene lo suficiente para hacerlos pasar un buen rato... totalmente recomendado..