Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964–2020)

Author of The Shadow of the Wind

31+ Works 51,502 Members 2,026 Reviews 217 Favorited

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

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books

Trilogy of Fog

Works by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Popular Recent

The Shadow of the Wind (2001) — Author — 28,812 copies, 1,050 reviews

The Angel's Game (2008) 9,104 copies, 426 reviews

The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel (2011) 3,928 copies, 159 reviews

The Prince of Mist (1993) — Author — 2,356 copies, 105 reviews

Marina (1999) — Author — 2,065 copies, 115 reviews

The Labyrinth of the Spirits (2016) 1,803 copies, 52 reviews

The Midnight Palace (1994) — Author — 1,306 copies, 55 reviews

The Watcher in the Shadows (2005) — Author — 976 copies, 20 reviews

The City of Mist: Stories (2020) 477 copies, 15 reviews

The Rose of Fire (2012) 397 copies, 23 reviews

Gaudí in Manhattan (2004) 114 copies, 3 reviews

The Prince of Mist | The Midnight Palace | The Watcher in the Shadows (2007) 93 copies, 1 review

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Tetralogy (2016) 21 copies, 1 review

The Shadow of the Wind / Marina / The Angel's Game / The Prince of Mist (2011) 11 copies

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

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

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

Two-Minute Apocalypse 3 copies, 1 review

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Trilogy (2014) 2 copies

Barcelona gothic 2 copies

Der Schatten des Windes. Hörspiel. 2 CDs (2006) 2 copies

2011 1 copy

Inferno 1 copy

The Cemetery of Forgotten Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Set by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Shadow of the Wind, Angel's… 1 copy

Relatos 1 copy

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

Η τριλογία της ομίχλης 3. Τα φώτα του Σεπτέμβρη (2022) 1 copy

La Sombra del Viento: El cementerio de los libros olvidados 1 1 copy

El Juego del Ángel: El cementerio de los libros olvidados 2 1 copy

Political Suicide 1 copy

Pack "El Juego del Ángel" (rústica) + marcapáginas metálico 1 copy

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Associated Works

De schaduw van de wind stadsgids (2006) — Contributor — 51 copies, 1 review

Die Geschichtenerzähler: Neues und Unbekanntes von Allende bis Zafón (suhrkamp taschenbuch) (2008) — Contributor — 5 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: Catalonia
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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Reviews

Het labyrint der geesten by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Mooie afsluiting van de boekenreeks die begon met De Schaduw van de Wind. Alhoewel het boek van mijn iets dunner had mogen zijn, en wat minder gevuld met mooi-schrijverij...

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JanHeemskerk | 51 other reviews | Jan 2, 2025 |

THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Lekker wegleesboek in de trant van Shadow of the Wind. Zelfde sfeer, minder dik. Het verhaal van Fermin, verteld vanuit het oogpunt van Daniel Sempere. Na SotW en Agel's Game het derde boek in de Cemetry of Forgotten Books serie. Aanrader

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