The Bookcase welcomes Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of The Shadow of the Wind

In one of our biggest and most significant author events ever, the Bookcase is positively delighted to be welcoming Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the internationally best-selling novel The Shadow of the Wind on Thursday, June 25.

Mr. Zafon will be in town to promote his newest novel, The Angel's Game, which will be released for sale on Tuesday, June 16.

The event will be held discussion style, and will be moderated by long-time Bookcase Book Club facilitator Addie Ingebrand.

The event will be held at Wayzata Central Middle School, 305 Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth.  It starts at 7:00 P.M.  There is no cost for admission, but we do encourage guests to arrive early.  Seating is first-come, first-served, and is limited to 800 people.

Here is a synopsis of Zafon's new novel, The Angel's Game:

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner.

Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed--a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.

Once again, Zafón takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in the Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.