By Raphael Minder MADRID — Carlos Ruiz Zafón, whose mystery novel “The Shadow of the Wind” became one of the best-selling Spanish books of all time, died on Friday at his home in Santa ...

Carlos Ruiz Zafón was frequently called the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes. His breakout 2001 novel The Shadow of the Wind follows Daniel, a young boy in Barcelona just after World War ...

"A totally captivating tale of love, hate, family, friendship, loss and redemption. This book exudes a reverence for books that went straight to my heart. The book sings. It is hard to imagine ...

Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the acclaimed "The Shadow of the Wind", died at the age of 55 in Los Angeles, United States, it was announced Friday June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat ...

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the bestselling novel “The Shadow of the Wind” and one of the world’s most popular Spanish writers, has died at the age of 55. His Spanish publisher ...

The celebrated and world-renowned Spanish novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón has died in Los ... His Barcelona-based mystery The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento) was an international hit in ...

In this Wednesday, May 26, 2004 photo, writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon poses in the Sant Felip ... published as a young adult novel. “The Shadow of the Wind,” a literary thriller from 2001, is ...

MADRID – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, whose wildly popular 2001 novel “The Shadow of the Wind” led to three sequels and made him one of the world’s most beloved Spanish authors, has died.

MADRID (AP) — Carlos Ruiz Zafón, whose wildly popular 2001 novel “The Shadow of the Wind” led to three sequels and made him one of the world’s most beloved Spanish authors, has died.