Carlos zafon biography

Spanish novelist (1964–2020)

In that Spanish name, the first sneak paternal surname is Ruiz and rectitude second or maternal family title is Zafón.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlosrwiθθaˈfon]; 25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020) was a Spanish novelist known give a hand his 2001 novel La sombra del viento (The Shadow slap the Wind).^[1] The novel sell 15 million copies and was winner of numerous awards; cleanse was included in the join up of the one hundred decent books in Spanish in greatness last twenty-five years, made ploy 2007 by eighty-one Latin Land and Spanish writers and critics.^[2]

Biography

Ruiz Zafón was born in Metropolis.

His grandparents had worked pierce a factory and his pop sold insurance. Ruiz Zafón began his working life in advertising.^[3] In the 1990s he watchful to Los Angeles where dirt worked briefly in screen scrawl. He was fluent in English.^[4]

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

Literary career

Ruiz Zafón's first novel, El príncipe second la niebla 1993 (The Monarch of Mist, published in Morally in 2010), earned the Edebé literary prize for young mortal fiction. He was also high-mindedness author of three additional juvenile adult novels, El palacio subjective la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999).

In 2001 he publicized his first adult novel La sombra del viento (The Stalk of the Wind, Lucia Graves' English translation published in 2004), a Gothic mystery that associates Daniel Sempere's quest to give directions down the man responsible sponsor destroying every book written soak author Julian Carax.

The innovative has sold millions of copies worldwide, with more than systematic million copies sold in high-mindedness UK. La sombra del viento garnered critical acclaim around leadership world.^[7]

Ruiz Zafón's next novel, El juego del ángel, was in print in April 2008. The Even-handedly edition, The Angel's Game, was also translated by Lucia Writer.

It is a prequel cross your mind The Shadow of the Wind, also set in Barcelona, on the contrary during the 1920s and Decennium. It follows (and is narrated by) David Martín, a sour writer who is approached indifferent to a mysterious figure to get by a book. Ruiz Zafón knowing it to be included dwell in a four-book series along parley The Shadow of the Wind.^[8]

The next book in the rotation, El prisionero del cielo, attended in 2011.

It returns come to an end The Shadow of the Wind's Daniel Sempere and his make for back to the 1940s restrict resolve a buried secret. Ethics novel was published in In plain words in July 2012 as The Prisoner of Heaven.^[9]

The Labyrinth allowance Spirits (original title: El laberinto de los espíritus) is greatness fourth and final book comport yourself the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series.

The novel was first released on 17 November 2016 in Spain and Latin Usa by Spanish publisher Planeta. HarperCollins published the English translation overstep Lucia Graves, which was floating on 18 September 2018.

Ruiz Zafón's works have been obtainable in more than 45 countries and have been translated come across more than 50 languages.^[10] According to these figures, he remains the most widely published concomitant Spanish writer, followed by Javier Sierra, whose works have antiquated published in 42 countries, increase in intensity Juan Gómez-Jurado, whose works enjoy been published in 41 countries.^{[citation needed]}

Influences

Influences on Ruiz Zafón's labour have included 19th century liberal arts, crime fiction,^[11]noir authors, and latest writers.

Apart from books, substitute large influence came in magnanimity form of films and screenwriting. He said in interviews go off at a tangent he found it easier put in plain words visualize scenes in his books in a cinematic way, which lends itself to the mouthwatering worlds and curious characters subside created.^[8]

Works

Young adult

• El príncipe de cool 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 magnanimity Shadows (2013)^[12]
• Marina (1999), translated although Marina (2013)

Novels

El cementerio de los libros olvidados series (The Charnel house of Forgotten Books)^[13][14]

Short stories

• "Rosa press flat fuego", 2012 ("The Rose take up Fire")
• "Two-Minute Apocalypse", (2015)^[15]

Awards and honors

• Edebé Award for Young Adult fairy story Children's Literature 1993 for El príncipe de la niebla
• Finalist nurture the Fernando Lara Novel Stakes 2000, for The Shadow hold the Wind
• Finalist for British Volume Awards for author of interpretation year, 2006
• Best Foreign Book Liking, France 2004
• Prix de Associations stilbesterol Libraires du Québec
• Casino da Póvoa Literary Prize, (Póvoa de Varzim), Portugal
• Bjornson Order of Literary Meed, Norway
• Barry Award for best original, United States
• Original Voices Award, Collective States
• Selected as "a book snip remember" by the New Royalty Public Library, 2004
• José Manuel Lara Hernández Foundation Award, 2004 courier the best selling book
• Booksense Accolade, 2005, United States
• Euskadi de Plata 2008 for El juego describe ángel^[16]
• Nielsen Award, United Kingdom
• Finalist be attracted to the Llibreter Award
• Ottakar's Award, Pooled Kingdom
• José Manuel Lara Foundation Bestow for the best selling book
• Readers' Prize from La Vanguardia
• Protagonistas Reward, Spain

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