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Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

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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
Hands
Pages
Someone
Changes
Book
Grows
Every
Eyes
Time
Reading
Eye
Running
Strengthens
Spirit
Runs

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