Prisoner of Heaven

Author's name: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

This part was published in 2011 in Spain and was quickly translated into various European languages. The Arabic translation of the first two parts sparked widespread interest among Arabic readers, who were fascinated by the atmosphere of Barcelona in the early and mid-twentieth century. Through the characters of Daniel Sempere, Julián Carax, Penelope, David Martín, and other human beings , Zafón's vivid narrative brings them to life. The reader will discover from the title of this episode that it is a continuous return to the two previous episodes, no less enjoyable, exciting, and suspenseful, to find solutions to the most important questions that Zafón left mysterious and enigmatic. Here, the reader will learn about Fermín's history and meet Isabella's ghost. Even if Zafón answers the questions, he returns and shuffles the cards once again, paving the way for his readers to embark on a new journey into the labyrinths of "The Labyrinth of the Spirits," the final stage in the saga of "The Cemetery of Forgotten Books." Here, Zafón attempts to hint at the negative effects of the Civil War on the Spanish cultural scene. In an attempt to expose some of the symbols of the authoritarian cultural elite and the mouthpieces and arms of the authoritarian regime, translator Abdul Majeed told Ultra Sound: “With a different writing for The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game, Zafon will not escape some criticism from those who were waiting for a copy of the previous two episodes. But he stressed on more than one occasion that he is trying not to repeat himself. He is trying to escape the established molds in which his writings are placed. He does not present a detective novel at the maximum level, nor a romantic novel either... He tries to give every novelistic idea that comes to his mind an independent narrative direction.”