Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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September 25, 1964

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a Spanish novelist. Born in Barcelona in 1964, he has lived in Los Angeles, United States, since 1994, and works as a scriptwriter aside from writing novels.

His first novel, El príncipe de la niebla (The Prince of Mist, 1993), earned the Edebé literary prize for young adult fiction. He is also the author of three more young-adult novels, El palacio de la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999).

In 2001 he published the novel La sombra del viento ("The Shadow of the Wind"), his first "adult" novel, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. Since its publication, La sombra del viento has garnered critical acclaim around the world and has won numerous international awards. Ruiz Zafón's works h...more


Average rating: 4.06 · 203,807 ratings · 21,596 reviews · 22 distinct works · Similar authors
The Shadow of the Wind (The...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 140,108 ratings — published 2001 — 173 editions
The Angel's Game (The Cemet...
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 33,642 ratings — published 2008 — 116 editions
The Prisoner of Heaven (The...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 10,734 ratings — published 2011 — 50 editions
The Prince of Mist (Niebla,...
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 7,215 ratings — published 1986 — 59 editions
Marina
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 4,980 ratings — published 1993 — 45 editions
The Midnight Palace (Niebla...
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3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 3,622 ratings — published 1998 — 59 editions
Las luces de septiembre (Ni...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,565 ratings — published 1995 — 36 editions
Carlos Ruiz Zafon Collectio...
4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 2011
The Rose of Fire (The Cemet...
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 862 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
La trilogía de la niebla
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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July 2012, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

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