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Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964–2020)

Author of The Shadow of the Wind

30+ Works 51,372 Members 2,024 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

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Works by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind (2001) — Author — 28,747 copies, 1,050 reviews
The Angel's Game (2008) 9,084 copies, 426 reviews
The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel (2011) 3,911 copies, 158 reviews
The Prince of Mist (1993) — Author — 2,352 copies, 105 reviews
Marina (1999) — Author — 2,061 copies, 115 reviews
The Labyrinth of the Spirits (2016) 1,794 copies, 51 reviews
The Midnight Palace (1994) — Author — 1,302 copies, 55 reviews
The Watcher in the Shadows (2005) — Author — 973 copies, 20 reviews
The City of Mist: Stories (2020) 474 copies, 15 reviews
The Rose of Fire (2012) 397 copies, 23 reviews
Gaudí in Manhattan (2004) 114 copies, 3 reviews
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Tetralogy (2016) 22 copies, 1 review

Associated Works

De schaduw van de wind stadsgids (2006) — Contributor — 50 copies, 1 review

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not as good as the first one; but still good.
 
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elpeger | 425 other reviews | Dec 19, 2024 |
Exceedingly melodramatic, but the writing is excellent. The last 100 pages or so are a wild ride.
 
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merbes00 | 1,049 other reviews | Nov 19, 2024 |
Uma preciosa fusão de vários géneros, já que tem como pano de fundo uma ligeira dose de romance e aventura, misturado com ficção científica, mistério, e drama que comove.

Traz consigo as descrições labirínticas de Barcelona e suas macabras mansões, tragédias secretas de anos passados, ruas cavernosas dominadas pela chuva e luzes sombrias e os seus profundos e ocultos subterrâneos.

Na história, Oscar conhece a misteriosa Marina quando passeia à descoberta de um jardim esquecido. O enredo assume um rumo sinistro, quando os dois jovens se deparam com uma mulher de véu largando uma rosa vermelha numa sepultura marcada com uma borboleta preta.
A curiosa demanda para desvendar o mistério por detrás da mulher, desencadeia uma avalanche de acontecimentos dramáticos, devastadores e recheados de bela fantasia.

O livro concilia uma sensação da jornada para a idade adulta, com o sentido de saber dizer adeus e as ações que conseguimos alcançar por quem se gosta.

A excentricidade na família de Marina e o arrojo de Óscar combinam na perfeição, estabelecendo o cenário para uma aventura repleta de ação, de encantadoras e corajosas personagens e relações que confortam.

A escrita revelou-se um encanto.
O livro Marina é daqueles que ficam na memória.
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