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El Palacio de la Medianoche

  • 1994 first published
  • 330 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 30 editions

Carlos Ruiz Zafón's El Palacio de la Medianoche (1994) is a demon fiction novel. The story is set in Calcutta, India and India, in the 20th century. Readers will find themes of Demonology, brothers and sisters, twins and secret societies.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 20 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 30 editions across 6 languages.

It runs to roughly 330 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About El Palacio de la Medianoche

When a mysterious threat reenters the lives of twins Ben and Sheere, separated as babies and reunited as teenagers in 1930s Calcutta, the siblings must confront an unspeakable terror, with the help of their secret society of fellow orphans.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

  • India
  • Calcutta, India
  • Kolkata
  • Kolkata, India
  • Calcutta, Inde

Era

Subjects

  • Demonology
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Twins
  • Secret societies
  • Orphans
  • Conspiracies
  • Children's fiction
  • India
  • Fantastique
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Amitie
  • Jumeaux
  • Adolescents
  • Sociétés secrètes
  • Esprits
  • Weeskinderen

Quick answers

Who wrote El Palacio de la Medianoche?

El Palacio de la Medianoche was written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and first published in 1994.

What genre is El Palacio de la Medianoche?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils.

How long is El Palacio de la Medianoche?

The median edition has 330 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to El Palacio de la Medianoche?

Readers who like it often enjoy Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Angel and Hunden som sprang mot en stjärna.

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