Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964–2020)
Author of The Shadow of the Wind
About the Author
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona, Spain on September 25, 1964. He is a scriptwriter and the author of both adult and young adult novels. His first novel, El Príncipe de la Niebla (The Prince of Mist, 1993) received the Premio Edebé literary prize for young adult fiction. His other young show more adult novels include El Palacio de la Medianoche (1994), Las Luces de Septiembre (1995), and Marina (1999). His adult novels include La Sombra del Viento (The Shadow of the Wind, 2001) and El Juego del Angel (The Angel's Game, 2008). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
JAUME CABRÉ 9 copies
Barcelona Gothic 2 copies
Political Suicide 1 copy
The City of Mist: Stories 1 copy
Two-Minute Apocalypse 1 copy
2011 1 copy
Relatos 1 copy
Inferno 1 copy
The City of Mists 1 copy
Le prince de la brume 1 copy
Prisoner Of Heaven 1 copy
Associated Works
Die Geschichtenerzähler: Neues und Unbekanntes von Allende bis Zafón (suhrkamp taschenbuch) (2008) — Contributor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Ruiz Zafón, Carlos
- Legal name
- Ruiz Zafón, Carlos
- Birthdate
- 1964-09-25
- Date of death
- 2020-06-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Spain
- Country (for map)
- Spain
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Place of death
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Cause of death
- colorectal cancer
- Places of residence
- Barcelona, Spain
Los Angeles, California, USA - Education
- Sant Ignasi School
- Occupations
- screenwriter
novelist
journalist
advertising - Relationships
- Belver, MariCarmen (wife)
Graves, Lucia (translator) - Awards and honors
- Premio Edebè (1993, El príncipe de la niebla)
- Agent
- Antonia Kerrigan
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Statistics
- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 49,297
- Popularity
- #317
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
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- Languages
- 35
- Favorited
- 215