Novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafon creates a shifting Gothic world

Carlos Ruis Zafon
Spanish novelist Carlos Ruis Zafon writes his books in Spanish and then works with Lucia Graves, daughter of poet and novelist Robert Graves to translate them into English.
Image courtesy Doubleday (Photo:Isolde Ohlbaum)

Novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafon's novel "Shadow of the Wind sold some 14 million copies worldwide. His latest novel "The Angel's Game," seems set to be a similar best-seller.

They are both gothic novels set in Zafon's hometown of Barcelona Spain in the early 20th century. They both include strange goings-on involving books.

"The Angels's Game" tells the story of David Martin, a writer who's commissioned by mysterious publisher to write a book for which people will live and die." It launches an adventure filled with passion and murder.

Zafon told Euan Kerr the book is more than just a creepy story.

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