Carlos Ruiz Zafon

In the last three weeks I read Carlos Ruiz Zafon‘s four novels that are linked by a ‘cemetery of forgotten books’ in Barcelona.  He died in June, 2020, a loss for literature and those who study, read and enjoy  ideas and the solace of silence while so doing.  These are complex, wonderful stories that do into fit into any one genre.  as he once said one can read them in any order, but I suggest that new readers leave The Shadow of the Wind to the last.  The particular aspect of the novels I admire the most is the characters:  they are almost flesh and blood.  If he was alive today, I would send him an email to thank him for these magnificent stories.  Thy will never end up in the cemetery of forgotten books.