Zorro (novel) Zorro (novel) Zorro is a 2005 novel by Chilean author Isabel Allende. Its subject is the pulp hero Diego de la Vega, better known as El Zorro (The Fox), who was featured in an early 20th-century novel. The novel takes the form of a biography and was the first origin story for this legendary character. In terms of material, it is a prequel to Johnston McCulley's 1919 novella "The Curse of Capistrano," which first featured the character of Zorro. The story incorporates details from a variety of works that have featured the pulp hero, including the 1998 film "The Mask
Tales of Zorro Tales of Zorro Tales of Zorro is a 2008 anthology of Zorro stories and is the first collection of original short fiction featuring pulp hero Zorro, edited by Richard Dean Starr and published by Moonstone Books in 2008. A second anthology, "More Tales of Zorro", was published in 2011. The stories in "Tales of Zorro" incorporate elements from the original Zorro incarnation by Johnston McCulley in "The Curse of Capistrano". It also contains many references to other versions of Zorro including the 1998 film "The Mask of Zorro", Walt Disney's "Zorro" (starring Guy Williams), and the New World Television series,