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Uncharacteristically for reaDANculous, this discussion does not jump right into the books itself but is prefaced by some context, a bit moody, around the book, BookTube, Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Cervantes Prize. Learn more about the Cervantes Prize:
youtube.com/watch?v=2vKCYrOMTWk
If you would like to go straight to my examination of the uses of humor in characterization, etc. by Ruiz Zafon, you will find that discussion begins at the 8:50 mark.
Why do you suppose the English title Shadow of the Wind was prefered to the Spanish title Cemetario de libros (Cemetary of Books) ?
Uncharacteristically for reaDANculous, this discussion does not jump right into the books itself but is prefaced by some context, a bit moody, around the book, BookTube, Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Cervantes Prize. Learn more about the Cervantes Prize:
youtube.com/watch?v=2vKCYrOMTWk
If you would like to go straight to my examination of the uses of humor in characterization, etc. by Ruiz Zafon, you will find that discussion begins at the 8:50 mark.
Why do you suppose the English title Shadow of the Wind was prefered to the Spanish title Cemetario de libros (Cemetary of Books) ?
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