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Luces de Septiembre

  • 2003 first published
  • 286 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (8 ratings)
  • 22 editions

Published in 2003, Luces de Septiembre is a historical fantasy and ghost story novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The story is set in Normandy, France and Normandy, in the 20th century. It deals with shadows, inventors, robots and family life.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 34 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 286 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Luces de Septiembre

"When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ishmael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past"--
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

  • France
  • Normandy, France
  • Normandy

Era

Subjects

  • Shadows
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Horror & Ghost Stories
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance
  • Inventors
  • Robots
  • Family life
  • Supernatural
  • Horror stories
  • Families
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Shades and shadows
  • Children's stories, Spanish
  • Cuentos infantiles en español
  • Haunted houses
  • Children's fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Luces de Septiembre?

Luces de Septiembre was written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and first published in 2003.

What genre is Luces de Septiembre?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Ghost Stories, Horror and Clockwork & Automata.

How long is Luces de Septiembre?

The median edition has 286 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Luces de Septiembre?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Screaming Staircase, Welcome to Dead House and Geronimo Stilton.

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