Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964–2020)

Author of The Shadow of the Wind

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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

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The Cemetery of Forgotten Books

Trilogy of Fog

Il Cimitero dei libri dimenticati

Works by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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The Shadow of the Wind (2001) — Author — 27,409 copies

The Angel's Game (2008) 8,589 copies

The Prisoner of Heaven (2011) 3,585 copies

The Prince of Mist (1993) 2,197 copies

Marina (1999) 1,914 copies

The Labyrinth of the Spirits (2016) 1,560 copies

The Midnight Palace (2011) 1,218 copies

The Watcher in the Shadows (2005) 893 copies

The Rose of Fire (2012) 372 copies

The City of Mist: Stories (2020) 368 copies

Gaudí in Manhattan (2004) 109 copies

The Prince of Mist | The Midnight Palace | The Watcher in the Shadows (2007) 86 copies

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Tetralogy (2016) 18 copies

The Shadow of the Wind | De schaduw van de wind stadsgids (2007) 10 copies

The Shadow of the Wind / Marina / The Angel's Game / The Prince of Mist (2010) 10 copies

JAUME CABRÉ 9 copies

The Shadow of the Wind [abridged] (2004) 6 copies

The Labyrinth of Spirits, Part 1 (2019) 4 copies

The Watcher in the Shadows by Zafon. Carlos Ruiz ( 2013 ) Hardcover 3 copies

o aichmalotos tou ouranou / ο αιχμάλωτος του ουρανού (2006) 3 copies

A Cidade de Vapor - Todos os contos (2020) 2 copies

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Trilogy (2014) 2 copies

Barcelona Gothic 2 copies

Inferno 1 copy

Relatos 1 copy

The Labyrinth of Spirits, Part 2 (2021) 1 copy

[Title missing] 1 copy

Il prigioniero del cielo Carlos Ruiz Zafon Mondolibri 2012 1 copy

Prisoner Of Heaven 1 copy

El Laberinto de los Espíritus: El Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados 1 copy

Political Suicide 1 copy

Angel's game, The 1 copy

Gra aniola 1 copy

Two-Minute Apocalypse 1 copy

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Associated Works

De schaduw van de wind stadsgids (2006) — Contributor — 47 copies

Die Geschichtenerzähler: Neues und Unbekanntes von Allende bis Zafón (suhrkamp taschenbuch) (2008) — Contributor — 4 copies

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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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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

one of those solve a mystery then pursue the next then the next type novels, along the lines of the da vinci code. the drive for the pursuit is unclear. the setting in barcelona is cool. the evil nemesis is pretty uninteresting. i was underwhelmed and considered abandoning

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diveteamzissou | 1,025 other reviews | Nov 28, 2023 |

Septemberlichten by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Mooi verhaal

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wendy.verbiest | 18 other reviews | Nov 25, 2023 |

The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten… by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I read this on recommendation of a college friend. It intrigued me from the beginning, and I was soon absorbed in this dark tale. If you love books and mysteries, you'll really enjoy this story. Additionally - I was impressed at the translator's skill, since the original is in Spanish.

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decaturmamaof2 | 1,025 other reviews | Nov 22, 2023 |

The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten… by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Great Opening. Satisfying Mystery. Extremely Quoteable. Turns into a standard mystery towards the end

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