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.

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• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  I am a curious creature and put my finger in as many cakes as I can: history, film, technology, etc

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough t

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider man

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  I'm a voracious reader, and I like to explore all sorts of writing without prejudice and without pa

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is like the greatest, most fantastic library you could ever imagine

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  I've always thought that we are what we remember, and the less we remember, the less we are.

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  I'm fascinated by the period that goes from the Industrial Revolution to right after World War II.

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storyte

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sini

• Carlos Ruiz Zafon:

  Shirley Jackson's writings are a must for aficionados of the gothic and of good literature.