Discovering Barcelona through Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s eyes

There is no separating Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s gothic mystery story, set in 1940s Barcelona, from the city even today

It was 2010 the first time I went to Barcelona for a week-long visit with a pen pal. Coincidentally, it was also the first time I read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, on the flight to El Prat airport. Since then, I have reread it several times.

Street of the Gothic Quarter, where stands the bell tower of the Cathedral of Barcelona(Getty Images)

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