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In the cemetery of forgotten books the new york times. Despite its length, the story flew by and every page felt necessary and engaging. A spanish author, the writer carlos ruiz zafon is a highly prolific novelist within his field, with his talent and skill as a producer of numerous young adult books dating back to the early nineties, as he is a leading figure within the industry, respected by both his peers and his contemporaries. Stacy from a novel source who will be discussing the best and worst of carlos ruiz zafon. Help about wikipedia community portal recent changes contact page. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honored with numerous international awards. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honoured with numerous international awards. Carlos ruiz zafon has 45 books on goodreads with 49590 ratings. I was a fan of all previous books, but if readers of the series were disappointed in the angels game or the prisoner of heaven, fear not. May 21, 20 seeing carlos ruiz zafon at the auckland writers and readers festival at the weekend is the highlight of my year. In this haunting new novel, carlos ruiz zafon proves yet again that he is a masterful storyteller and pays homage to the world of books, to his ingenious creation of the cemetery of forgotten, and to that magical bridge between literature and our lives. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. During this year 2012, it is anticipated that over 330,000 novels will be published in the united states alone. As always, there is great characterization in the writing, and excellent dialogue, but most of all, a s sense of place, and atmosphere.
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