Books Like The Shadow of the Wind

If The Shadow of the Wind worked for you, these are the books that scratch the same itch.

The original

The Shadow of the Wind

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The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Shares both mysterious and both fiction/mystery with The Shadow of the Wind. The book that basically invented dark academia as a vibe.

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

Shares both mysterious and both mystery with The Shadow of the Wind. Strange, beautiful, and unlike almost anything else you've read.

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Shares both fiction with The Shadow of the Wind. Funny and clear-eyed about things most novels tiptoe around.

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