Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Carlos Ruiz Zafón (; 25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020) was a Spanish novelist. He was best known for his 2001 novel La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind). His next novel was published in English in July 2012 as The Prisoner of Heaven.

On 19 June 2020, Zafón died of colorectal cancer, in Santa Monica, California at the age of 55.

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Category:1964 births
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Category:Spanish novelists
Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer
Category:Writers from Barcelona