Summary - The Angel's Game: Based On The Book By Carlos Ruiz Zafon

SUMMARY

THE ANGEL'S GAME

BASED ON THE BOOK BY CARLOS RUIZ ZAFÓN

SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: BRIEF BOOKS PUBLISHING

CONTENT

A Writer's Beginnings

The Allure of Ignatius B. Samson

The Tower House and a Mysterious Offer

Shadows of the Past and a Book of Great Expectations

Rewriting Vidal's Novel

The House of Ashes and The Steps of Heaven

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books

Lux Aeterna and Corelli's Web

Twists of Fate and Bitter Endings

Analysis

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a gothic mystery set in 1920s Barcelona, where a young writer, Martín, gets an offer to write a book that will change people’s lives. The task proves daunting and perilous.

The narrative explores the power of storytelling. It involves murder, mystery, and an obsessive love affair. Martín finds himself entangled in a web of dark secrets connected to a jinxed house, a mysterious publisher named Corelli, and a book called Lux Aeterna. The lines between his fictional creations and reality become blurred. He is warned that "the world is a cesspool".

As Martín accepts the offer to write a book, a Faustian bargain is introduced into his life, setting him on a path that blurs the line between creativity and destruction. The themes of decay, the value of art, and the nature of emotional truth are explored as Martín grapples with his literary ambitions and moral dilemmas.

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Release date

Audiobook: 24 February 2025