When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and downs, I'd seen how it worked. Carlos Ruiz Zafon downshadowsuccess Change image and share on social
I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do. Carlos Ruiz Zafon feltwriter Change image and share on social
I've always ignored the labels people put on things. Carlos Ruiz Zafon havelabelpeople Change image and share on social
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine. It's a labyrinth of books with tunnels, bridges, arches, secret sections - and it's hidden inside an old palace in the old city of Barcelona. Carlos Ruiz Zafon archbarcelonabook share on social
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is a metaphor, not just for books but for ideas, for language, for knowledge, for beauty, for all the things that make us human, for collecting memory. Carlos Ruiz Zafon beautybookcemetery Change image and share on social
Shirley Jackson's writings are a must for aficionados of the gothic and of good literature. Carlos Ruiz Zafon aficionadogoodgothic Change image and share on social
Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it. Carlos Ruiz Zafon barcelonacityfeel Change image and share on social
I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson Welles, jazz, all that stuff. Los Angeles is one of those places where somebodies become nobodies and nobodies become somebody. Carlos Ruiz Zafon angelesbackchildhood share on social
I'm a voracious reader, and I like to explore all sorts of writing without prejudice and without paying any attention to labels, conventions or silly critical fads. Carlos Ruiz Zafon attentionconventioncritical Change image and share on social
I am a curious creature and put my finger in as many cakes as I can: history, film, technology, etc. I'm also a freak for urban history, particularly Barcelona, Paris and New York. I know more weird stuff about 19th-century Manhattan than is probably healthy. Carlos Ruiz Zafon 19thbarcelonacake share on social
