Ruiz zafon biography
Ruiz zafon biography
Biography of carlos ruiz zafón.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón: Shadow of the Wind author dies at 55
The celebrated and world-renowned Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón has died in Los Angeles, aged 55.
He had been ill for several years with cancer.
His Barcelona-based mystery The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento) was an international hit in 2001, published in 50 countries.
It was the first in a four-part cycle called Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
His work was strongly influenced by crime fiction and cinema.
Born in 1964, he grew up in a flat near Barcelona's Sagrada Família basilica. Its irregular, highly innovative design became part of his fiction, which he populated with mythical creatures such as dragons.
Zafón studied information technology and had a passion for cinema - indeed his screenplays for movies were highly acclaimed, though he made his name as a novelist.
After working for several advertising agencies he devoted himself to literature, winning an award for his first w