Bestselling Spanish Novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón Dies At 55
Zafón has been called the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes. He wrote young adult fiction, but his adult debut The Shadow of the Wind was a breakout hit, selling millions of copies worldwide.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was frequently called . His breakout 2001 novel follows Daniel, a young boy in Barcelona just after World War II, whose father takes him to The Cemetery ofAnd as he grows up, he realizes that sinister forces are interested in the book, and in destroying everything ever written by its author.
