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Marina (Best Seller (Edebe)) (Spanish Edition) (13 customer reviews) SKU:  665636 In Stock Availability: Usually ships in 1 business days List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. *Shipping: Note: Item may be sold and shipped by another company. Learn more. Product Details: Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Edebe Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Language: Spanish ISBN: 8423687260 Product Length: 7.48 inches Product Width: 5.0 inches Product Height: 0.7 inches Product Weight: 0.45 pounds Package Length: 7.4 inches Package Width: 4.9 inches Package Height: 0.8 inches Package Weight: 0.3 pounds Average Customer Rating: based on 13 reviews     Customer Reviews: Average Customer Review: ( 13 customer reviews ) Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. Most Helpful Customer Reviews 22 of 22 found the following review helpful: Sci-Fi Novel  Mar 20, 2008 By Kelly McGilliis "Intuitive reader" I have read other books by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon in English and in Spanish and I love his writing style. Marina is fantastic and the writing so descriptive one is magically transported to Barcelona. However, this is a novel for those who appreciate good science fiction. If you enjoyed "Frankenstein, "Jane Eyre," and the works of Jules Verne, this book is for you. 17 of 17 found the following review helpful: The book is a wonderful read and I think it is almost as good as Zafón's masterpiece: The Shadow of the wind.  Feb 25, 2009 By Carlos T. Mock "carloschicago" Marina is Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Shadow of the Wind/La Sombra del Viento)'s first novel. He considers it a children book, but I think children would get nightmares from this book. The first line of the book is "Marina told me that we only remember what never happened". The story occurs in the Barcelona of the Seventies. Thus the strange and fantastic relationship starts between Oscar Drai, a student interned in a prep school, who does not get along with his real father, and thus befriends Marina Blau, and her father Germán at the Sarriá castle. Mr. Blau was an incredible paintor, married to an amazing opera singer who died of a congenital disease. He had Marina as a few years before his wife's death. He stopped painting after that, and in their home you can see multiple paintings of a woman--Diana, Marina's mother. When Oscar takes Marina and her father to the train station to Madrid, Oscar receives a card from a strange lady with the name: Miguel Kolvenik with an address. Curiosity takes the best of young Oscar and he goes to the address. There he meets Benjamin Santis, who was Kolvenik's business partner who informs him that Kolvenik died in 1948. Santis tells the strange story of this man, and the Velo-Granell factory that they owned together and how Kolvenik was an inventor of prosthesis that worked better than anything else in the market. Thus they gets rich and things go well until Kolvenik falls in love with a famous opera singer, Eva Irinova. She was "owned" by a Russian couple who had "adopted" her and Kolvenik buys them out through money and threats. On their wedding day, the Russians spay acid on Irina's face and she is never seen again. meanwhile, Kolvenik dissapears, and their home burns inexplicably and two bodies are found inside embracing each other. Mr. Santis dies under suspicious circumstances and Oscar finds out that a detective had been trying to prove monstrosities were occurring at the Velo-Granell factory. Oscar goes to the old factory and they discover cadavers that are "alive" and very dangerous. Thus an amazing adventure begins, filled with monsters, murders, and the many fabulous love stories. The book is a wonderful read and I think it is almost as good as Zafón's masterpiece: The Shadow of the wind. 17 of 17 found the following review helpful: Excelente trabajo !!  Dec 12, 2008 By Sergio Lira Como antecesor a la obra la Sombra del Viento, me parece una obra excelente, narrativa extraordinaria y los personajes justos y bien llevados hasta el final donde adquiere un tono romántico esta gran novela. A mi gusto es más ligera que la Sombra del Viento ya que es más corta pero con el mismo ritmo y estilo de este gran escritor que apasiona a cualquiera. Acaban de editar la última edición en español. No se la pierdan. Muy recomendable !!! 5 of 6 found the following review helpful: Excelente!  May 09, 2009 By Campos Este es el cuarto libro de Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Los tres primeros son novelas "juveniles", de lectura mucho mas ligera, muy buenos!: 1 - El principe de la niebla (Trilogia de La Niebla) 2 - El Palacio de la medianoche (Trilogia de La Niebla) 3 - Las Luces de septiembre (Trilogia de La Niebla) (Spanish Edition) En este libro Carlos nos da una muestra de lo que vendría mas adelante con su quinto libro el cual es el mejor de todos: 5- La Sombra del Viento (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition) Y con el sexto: 6- El Juego del Ángel (Vintage Espanol) (Spanish Edition) Como menciona "Sergio Lira", el libro es un poco mas ligero que las dos novelas posteriores por ser mas corto pero sigue el mismo estilo. Marina es un libro que los fanáticos de Carlos Ruiz Zafón no podemos dejar de leer, es un "page turner" (como dicen en ingles), se los recomiendo! 2 of 2 found the following review helpful: Excelente de principio a fin  Aug 13, 2011 By BONNY CHAVARRIA Una historia que lo tiene todo: Amor, Intriga, Misterio, Historia y Horror! Una vez la comienzas a leer, es muy dificil soltarla, cada pagina te deja queriendo mas!! See all 13 customer reviews on Amazon.com     You may also like ... Our Price: $10.45 Watts Beauty Retinol Face Cream 1.5% or 150,000 IU Per Oz / 2oz with Treatment Pump List Price: $29.99 Our Price: $22.45 Sale Price: $16.45 You Save: $13.54 (45%)