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• Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer) (born 1979), Guatemalan footballer for Veracruz
• Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), Panamanian catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Carlos Ruiz (Argentine footballer) (born 1971), retired footballer for Arsenal de Sarandí

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Barcelona
Born	Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964-09-25) 25 September 1964 (age 47) Barcelona, Spain
Language	Catalan
Nationality	Spain Spanish
Period	1993—
Influences Charles Dickens, crime fiction, 19th century classics[1]
Influenced Emma Watson[citation needed]

Carlos Ruiz Zafón (born Barcelona, 25 September 1964) is a Spanish novelist who has lived in Los Angeles since 1993, where he spent a few years writing scripts whilst developing his career as a writer.^[2]

His first novel, El príncipe de la niebla (The Prince of Mist, 1993), earned the Edebé literary prize for young adult fiction. He is also the author of three more young adult novels, El palacio de la medianoche (1994), Las luces de septiembre (1995) and Marina (1999).

In 2001 he published the novel La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind), his first "adult" novel, which has sold millions of copies worldwide and more than a million copies in the UK alone. Since its publication, La sombra del viento has garnered critical acclaim around the world and has won many international awards. Ruiz Zafón's works have been published in 45 countries and have been translated into more than 30 languages. According to these figures, Ruiz Zafón is the most successful contemporary Spanish writer, along with Javier Sierra, whose works have been published in forty-two countries, and Juan Gómez-Jurado, whose works have been published in forty-one countries.

Ruiz Zafón's second novel El juego del angel, was published in April 2008. The English edition, The Angel's Game, is translated by Lucia Graves, daughter of the poet Robert Graves. It is a prequel to The Shadow of the Wind, also set in Barcelona, but during the 1920s and 1930s. It follows (and is narrated by) David Martin, a young writer who is approached by a mysterious figure to write a book. Ruiz Zafón intends it to be included in a four book series along with The Shadow of the Wind.^[2]

The English version of El príncipe de la niebla (The Prince of Mist, 1993) was published in 2010.

Bibliography[link]

Young Adult[link]

• El Príncipe de la Niebla (1993), republished as The Prince of Mist (2010)
• El Palacio de la Medianoche (1994), republished as The Midnight Palace (2011)
• Las luces de septiembre (1995), to be republished as The Watcher in the Shadows (May 10, 2012)
• Marina (1999)

Novels[link]

Carlos Ruiz Zafón talks about The Angel's Game on Bookbits radio.

• The Shadow of the Wind (2001)
• The Angel's Game (2008)
• The Prisoner of Heaven (2011)

Influences[link]

Influences on Ruiz Zafón's work have included 19th century classics, crime fiction,^[3] noir authors and contemporary writers.

Apart from books, another large influence comes in the form of films and screenwriting. He says in interviews that he finds it easier to visualize scenes in his books in a cinematic way, which lends itself to the lush worlds and curious characters he creates.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

• Author's website (Spanish)
• Biography (Catalan)
• Books hold no passports - Carlos Ruiz Zafon talks to Three Monkeys Online
• Interview with Robert Ryan in The Times