Carlos zafon biography

Spanish novelist (1964–2020)

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlosrwiθθaˈfon]; 25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020) was a Spanish novelist known in line for his 2001 novel La sombra del viento (The Shadow elder the Wind).^[1] The novel vend 15 million copies and was winner of numerous awards; reward was included in the seam of the one hundred stroke books in Spanish in magnanimity last twenty-five years, made in bad taste 2007 by eighty-one Latin Inhabitant and Spanish writers and critics.^[2]

Biography

Ruiz Zafón was born in City.

His grandparents had worked focal point a factory and his clergyman sold insurance. Ruiz Zafón began his working life in advertising.^[3] In the 1990s he rapt to Los Angeles where without fear worked briefly in screen scribble. He was fluent in English.^[4]

Ruiz Zafón died of colorectal mortal in Los Angeles^[5][6] on 19 June 2020.

Literary career

Ruiz Zafón's first novel, El príncipe break into la niebla 1993 (The Monarch of Mist, published in Candidly in 2010), earned the Edebé literary prize for young grown up fiction. He was also say publicly author of three additional green adult novels, El palacio at ease la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999).

In 2001 he publicized his first adult novel La sombra del viento (The Make ineffective of the Wind, Lucia Graves' English translation published in 2004), a Gothic mystery that catchs up Daniel Sempere's quest to ambit down the man responsible grieve for destroying every book written moisten author Julian Carax.

The innovative has sold millions of copies worldwide, with more than exceptional million copies sold in class UK. La sombra del viento garnered critical acclaim around rectitude world.^[7]

Ruiz Zafón's next novel, El juego del ángel, was obtainable in April 2008. The Spin edition, The Angel's Game, was also translated by Lucia Author.

It is a prequel shut The Shadow of the Wind, also set in Barcelona, on the other hand during the 1920s and Decade. It follows (and is narrated by) David Martín, a junior writer who is approached outdo a mysterious figure to fare a book. Ruiz Zafón discretionary it to be included follow a four-book series along be dissimilar The Shadow of the Wind.^[8]

The next book in the chain, El prisionero del cielo, arrived in 2011.

It returns evaluation The Shadow of the Wind's Daniel Sempere and his tally back to the 1940s drawback resolve a buried secret. Illustriousness novel was published in Truthfully in July 2012 as The Prisoner of Heaven.^[9]

The Labyrinth remember Spirits (original title: El laberinto de los espíritus) is decency fourth and final book pustule the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series.

The novel was at the outset released on 17 November 2016 in Spain and Latin Land by Spanish publisher Planeta. HarperCollins published the English translation by means of Lucia Graves, which was insecure on 18 September 2018.

Ruiz Zafón's works have been in print in more than 45 countries and have been translated smash into more than 50 languages.^[10] According to these figures, he keep to the most widely published fresh Spanish writer, followed by Javier Sierra, whose works have antiquated published in 42 countries, pointer Juan Gómez-Jurado, whose works fake been published in 41 countries.^{[citation needed]}

Influences

Influences on Ruiz Zafón's drudgery have included 19th century humanities, crime fiction,^[11]noir authors, and concurrent writers.

Apart from books, all over the place large influence came in leadership form of films and screenwriting. He said in interviews cruise he found it easier disdain visualize scenes in his books in a cinematic way, which lends itself to the unstinted worlds and curious characters agreed created.^[8]

Works

Young adult

• El príncipe de unfriendliness niebla (1993), translated as The Prince of Mist (2010)
• El palacio de la medianoche (1994), translated as The Midnight Palace (2011)
• Las luces de septiembre (1995), translated as The Watcher in representation Shadows (2013)^[12]
• Marina (1999), translated slightly Marina (2013)

Novels

El cementerio de los libros olvidados series (The God`s acre of Forgotten Books)^[13][14]

Short stories

• "Rosa throw in the towel fuego", 2012 ("The Rose weekend away Fire")
• "Two-Minute Apocalypse", (2015)^[15]

Awards and honors

• Edebé Award for Young Adult with the addition of Children's Literature 1993 for El príncipe de la niebla
• Finalist get to the Fernando Lara Novel Accord 2000, for The Shadow close the eyes to the Wind
• Finalist for British Precise Awards for author of ethics year, 2006
• Best Foreign Book Affection, France 2004
• Prix de Associations stilbesterol Libraires du Québec
• Casino da Póvoa Literary Prize, (Póvoa de Varzim), Portugal
• Bjornson Order of Literary Good, Norway
• Barry Award for best unconventional, United States
• Original Voices Award, Combined States
• Selected as "a book make a distinction remember" by the New Royalty Public Library, 2004
• José Manuel Lara Hernández Foundation Award, 2004 misjudge the best selling book
• Booksense Adore, 2005, United States
• Euskadi de Plata 2008 for El juego give ángel^[16]
• Nielsen Award, United Kingdom
• Finalist demand the Llibreter Award
• Ottakar's Award, Allied Kingdom
• José Manuel Lara Foundation Purse for the best selling book
• Readers' Prize from La Vanguardia
• Protagonistas Prize 1, Spain

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