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Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre has continued to flourish and evolve since the days of Bram Stoker, producing some of its most interesting and accomplished examples in the 20th century - in literature, film and beyond.

Mention the gothic, and many readers will probably picture gloomy castles and an assortment of sinister Victoriana. However, the truth is that the gothic genre has continued to flourish and evolve since the days of Bram Stoker, producing some of its most interesting and accomplished examples in the 20th century - in literature, film and beyond.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern

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Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Approximate author period: c. 1992 AD · modern
Approximate period for recorded attribution label Carlos Ruiz Zafon: recorded author lifetime 1964–2020. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296752 (checked 2026-10-08). The existing author record is carlos-ruiz-zafon; no author identity is bound and no quotation composition date or attribution is independently verified.
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