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Description edit
In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery.... Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ben: One of the main characters, the grandson of Aryami Bose, brother of
- Michael: Add a description of this character.
- Roshan
- Kylian
- Thomas Carter
- Peake
- Seth
- Isobel
- Bankim
- Vendela
- Lahawaj Chandra Chatterghee
- Llewelyn
- Jheeter
- Siraj
- Mr. De Rozio
- Aryami Bose
- Bien
- Pero
- St. Patrick
- Cuando
- Palacio De La Medianoche
- Creo
- Maidan
- Del Hooghly
Quotes edit
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“We had yet to learn that the Devil created youths so that we could make our mistakes, and that God established maturity and old age so that we could pay for them....”
Ian -
“while men's stomachs are much larger than their brains and their hearts, women's hearts are so small they keep leaping out of their mouths.”
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“There are two things in life you cannot choose, Ben. The first is your enemies; the second, your family. Sometimes the difference between them is hard to see, but, in the end, time will show you that the cards you have been dealt could always have been worse.”
Jawahal -
“Life, dear son, is like that first game of chess. By the time you begin to understand how the pieces move, you've already lost.”
Jawahal -
“Maths is the faith of those with a brain, that is why it has so few followers.”
Jawahal
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I'll never forget the night it snowed over Calcutta.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Return of Darkness: Calcutta, May 1916
2. The Last Night of the Chowbar Society: Calcutta, May 25, 1932
3. City of Palaces
4. The Firebird
5. The Name of Midnight: Calcutta, May 27, 1932
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in La Trilogía de la Niebla. (standard series)
Preceded by The Prince of Mist, and followed by The Watcher in the Shadows.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Spanish
Publisher: Edebé
Country: Spain
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Edebé
Country: Spain
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 336
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