One of the best Spanish authors in the world: Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
He has achieved a large readership with his Barcelona novels.
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The list of my favorite books was very well received.
I received a lot of mail.
Some readers missed author Carlos Ruiz Zafón, who just missed my list.
Maybe in the near future there will still be lists 11-20 and 21-30, then there would be room for all the books.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Labyrinth of Lights"
A mysterious book leads Alicia to the bookstore Sempere & Sons, deep in Barcelona's heart.
The magic of this place captivates her, and images of her childhood rise up in her mind as if through a fog.
But the answers Alicia finds open the door to a dark intrigue and endanger those Alicia loves most.
Spain in the dark days of the Franco regime: An assignment from the Political Police takes the unconventional Alicia Gris from Madrid back to her hometown of Barcelona.
In the utmost secrecy, she is supposed to solve the sudden disappearance of the shady minister Mauricio Valls, whose dark past as the director of Montjuïc prison now seems to be catching up with him.
In his possession was a mysterious book...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Labyrinth of Lights"
2018, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-03251-8
Price: paperback €13, e-book €9.99, number of pages: 944 (deviating from the format)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon "Marina"
Carlos Ruiz Zafón created "Marina" just before his world bestsellers "The Shadow of the Wind", "The Angel's Game" and "The Prisoner of Heaven".
For the first time, Zafón evokes his inimitable Barcelona and tells the dramatic story of a young man fighting for his happiness and the love of his life.
When Óscar Drai meets the girl Marina, he has no idea that she will change his life forever.
She lives with her father in an old mansion like in a bygone era.
Marina puts Óscar on the trail of a mysterious lady in black, and soon the two find themselves in the midst of a nightmare of grief, anger and megalomania that threatens to destroy all happiness.
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon "Marina"
2013, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-51276-8
Price: hardback €12, e-book €8.99, number of pages: 352 (deviating from the format)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Prisoner of Heaven"
Carlos Ruiz Zafón's story takes us into a magical story of persecution, love and friendship.
The dreamlike Barcelona is suddenly awakened from its slumber and becomes the scene of a fast-paced adventure: When Fermín, a charming drifter, receives a surprise visit from a mysterious stranger, dark intrigues from the time of the Spanish Civil War catch up with him...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Prisoner of Heaven"
2013, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-19585-5
Price: paperback €10.99, e-book €9.99, number of pages: 416 (deviating from the format)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Shadow of the Wind"
The novel The Shadow of the Wind marks the beginning of a unique, captivating and touching work, it is the first of his four great Barcelona novels.
On a hazy summer morning in 1945, young Daniel Sempere is led by his father to a mysterious place in Barcelona - the Cemetery of the Forgotten Books.
There Daniel discovers the novel of a lost author for himself, it is called 'The Shadow of the Wind', and it will change his life...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Shadow of the Wind"
2013, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-19615-9
Price: paperback €12, e-book €9.99, number of pages: 565 (deviating from the format)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Prince of the Mist"
A legend tells of a lighthouse keeper.
Two friends who dive to the wreck of a ship and suddenly find themselves the hunted.
What dark power lies deep beneath the sea?
In »The Prince of the Mist« Max and his family flee from the raging war.
An old house by the sea promises peace and security.
But soon a dark shadow falls over the sanctuary when Max learns that the son of the former residents drowned under mysterious circumstances.
A mysterious power now threatens the life of his family.
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón "The Prince of the Mist"
2016, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-18726-3
Price: paperback €9.95, e-book €8.99, number of pages: 240 (deviating from the format)
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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Carlos Ruiz Zafón inspired millions of people around the world with his Barcelona novels about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
"The Shadow of the Wind", "The Angel's Play", "The Prisoner of Heaven" and "The Labyrinth of Light" were all international bestsellers.
Marina, the novel he created shortly before the great Barcelona novels, was also on bestseller lists for weeks.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón celebrated his first successes with the three fantastic horror novels “The Prince of the Mist”, “Midnight Palace” and “The Dark Guardian”.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona in 1964 and died in Los Angeles in 2020.
