2011 Longlist
The Library of Shadows
ABOUT
THE BOOK
When Luca Campelli dies a sudden and violent death, his son Jon inherits his second-hand bookshop. When Luca’s death is followed by an arson attempt on the shop, Jon is forced to explore his family’s past. Unbeknown to Jon, the bookshop has for years been hiding a remarkable secret. It is the meeting place of a society of booklovers and readers, who have maintained a tradition of immense power passed down from the days of the great library of ancient Alexandria. Now someone is trying to destroy them, and Jon finds himself in a fight for his life and those of his new friends.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Tiina
Nunnally
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Denmark
Original Language
Danish
Publisher
Doubleday London
Translator
Tiina Nunnally
Nominating Library
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