Discuss the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, described especially vividly in chapter 20 (act one).

How did Davids life resemble a Dickens novel? How was he affected by his parents history? How did books and booksellers save him? What is the most memorable book you received as a child? Later returned to him by Corelli, the book still bore the bloody fingerprints of Davids father. Sempere influenced Davids life by giving him a copy of Great Expectations.What does David reveal about his view of the world as he tells us his story? How might the novel have unfolded if it had been told from Andreas Corellis point of view? Like Carlos Ruiz Zafóns previous novel, The Angels Game is written in the first person.How much of his career is fueled by vanity versus poverty? Why was it so difficult for him to heed Cristinas warnings about selling out to greedy publishers? The novel begins with Davids recollection of the first time he tasted 'the sweet poison of vanity' by writing for a living.We hope they will enrich your experience of this book. The questions and discussion topics that follow are intended to enhance your reading of Carlos Ruiz Zafóns The Angels Game.

Unfolding along the winding streets of Barcelonas Old Quarter, The Angels Game celebrates the magic of the printed word, and the triumph of storytelling in a world of mighty duels between truth and fiction.

Though books have always been his refuge, helping him survive a troubled childhood, he soon realizes that his life as a writer is destined to cost him everything including his beloved Cristina, the one woman who dared to warn him against forsaking his art. As the stakes escalate to murder, David becomes embroiled in a mystery whose clues lie buried in the abandoned mansion he inhabits. This is the story of David Martín, a young novelist who sells his soul when he accepts a small fortune in exchange for writing a work that ignites fervor and faith among gullible sinners. Those who are experiencing the fiction of Carlos Ruiz Zafón for the first time will find themselves mesmerized by the dangerous liaisons brewing in The Angels Game. The millions of readers who savored The Shadow of the Wind will delight in being transported to familiar haunts - including the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the bookshop founded by the Sempere family - while discovering a previous generation of characters. The author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind returns with The Angels Game, a dazzling portrait of Barcelona in the 1920s - and a labyrinth of allies and villains, lovers and legends who take us on a wondrous literary adventure.

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón