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It’s a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind.

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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Age: 55 †
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Died: 2020
Died: June 19
Novelist
Publicist
Screenwriter
Barcelona
Spain
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Shadow
Dreams
Wind
Story
Dream
Stories
Live
Love
Hatred

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