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Santiago Posteguillo

サンティアゴ・ポステゲイロ・ゴメス

Santiago Posteguillo Gómez

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1967-01-01 （Valencia, Spain）
国籍
Spanish
言語
Spanish, English
居住地歴
Puçol, Spain → Castelló de la Plana, Spain

経歴

職業
University lecturer, Novelist, Philologist
活動期間
1990年〜
所属
Universitat Jaume I, AELFE (European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes) — President, Editorial board member of journals (English for Specific Purposes, Written Communication)
所属団体
AELFE (European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes), Editorial board member (English for Specific Purposes, Written Communication)

学歴

University of Valencia
English Language and Linguistics
学位: PhD
期間: 不明
国: Spain
Doctorate obtained (exact year not specified)
Denison University
Creative Writing / Literature (study)
期間: 研修期間（詳細不明）
国: United States
Studied creative literature
Several universities in the United Kingdom
Linguistics and Translation
期間: 研修期間（詳細不明）
国: United Kingdom
Studied linguistics and translation at several institutions

受賞歴

City of Zaragoza Historical Novel Award (Finalist)
2009
対象作品: The Accursed Legions
主催: Premio Internacional de Novela Histórica Ciudad de Zaragoza
結果: finalist
Best Historical Novelist award (Hislibris)
2009
対象作品: The Betrayal of Rome
主催: Hislibris
結果: winner
Valencian Literature Award
2010
主催: Valencian cultural institutions
結果: winner
Semana de Novela Histórica de Cartagena award
2010
主催: Cartagena Historical Novels Week
結果: winner
Literature Prize of the programme Continuará (La 2)
2012
主催: Televisión Española (La 2)
結果: winner
Barcelona Historical Novel Prize (Barcino)
2014
主催: Institut de Cultura (Barcelona)
結果: winner
Valencian Literary Critics Awards (nominated)
2013
対象作品: The night when Frankenstein read Don Quixote
部門: essays and other genres
主催: Premios de la Crítica Valenciana
結果: nominated
Valencian Literary Critics Awards (nominated)
2014
対象作品: La sangre de los libros
部門: essays and other genres
主催: Premios de la Crítica Valenciana
結果: nominated
Valencian Literary Critics Awards (nominated - narrative)
2013
対象作品: Circus Maximus
部門: narrative
主催: Premios de la Crítica Valenciana
結果: nominated

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Africanus: Son of the Consul

2006年 Historical novel

Set in the Roman Republic, it follows the life and rise of Scipio Africanus, blending warfare, politics and personal destiny.

Ancient RomeMilitary historyPower and intrigue

The Accursed Legions

2008年 Historical novel

The second book in the Scipio trilogy, focusing on Scipio's conflicts with rivals and the inner workings of Roman military and politics.

WarRevengeLeadership

The Betrayal of Rome

2009年 Historical novel

Conclusion of the Scipio trilogy, resolving plotlines opened earlier and portraying tense moments in the Roman Republic.

ConspiracyFate of the stateGlory and betrayal

The Emperor's Assassins

2011年 Historical novel

First of the Trajan trilogy, covering events beginning in AD 96 and the rise of Trajan.

Imperial RomePolitical upheavalMilitary and politics

Circus Maximus - Trajan's rage

2013年 Historical novel

Second Trajan novel, featuring assassination plots, the Dacian campaigns and large engineering feats.

ConquestIntrigueMonumental construction

The Lost Legion

2016年 Historical novel

Final Trajan novel, dealing with Parthian campaigns and Trajan's imperial ambitions.

CampaignsImperial policyAmbition

Me, Julia

2018年 Historical novel

First of a series centered on women of Imperial Rome, told from Julia's perspective.

Women's historyPower and private lifeRoman society

And Julia Challenged The Gods

2020年 Historical novel

Sequel in the Julia series, exploring individual destiny and imperial dynamics.

Individual vs stateReligionFate

I Am Rome

2022年 Historical novel

First of a planned six-novel series about Julius Caesar, depicting Roman politics and personalities.

Julius CaesarPower strugglesPolitical history

The night when Frankenstein read Don Quixote

2012年 Short stories / Essays

A collection of stories and essays exploring literary episodes and speculative hypotheses about authorship and texts.

Literary criticismImagined reinterpretationsCultural history

全著作

  • Africanus: Son of the Consul (2006)
  • The Accursed Legions (2008)
  • The Betrayal of Rome (2009)
  • The Emperor's Assassins (2011)
  • Circus Maximus - Trajan's rage (2013)
  • The Lost Legion (2016)
  • The night when Frankenstein read Don Quixote (2012)
  • Me, Julia (2018)
  • And Julia Challenged The Gods (2020)
  • I Am Rome (2022)

作風・主題

文体
Detailed, research-driven historical descriptionPrecise depictions of battles and military actionAccessible, entertaining narrative voice
頻出モチーフ
Power strugglesRise and fall of heroesReconstruction of historical figures and events

評価・遺産

A prominent Spanish historical novelist known for large-scale trilogies and series set in Ancient Rome. He also has a significant academic output and has been recognized with multiple literary awards and regional honors.

関連学会

  • AELFE (European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes)

大衆文化への影響

  • Raised general reader interest in Ancient Rome through popular historical novels

豆知識

  • Author of over seventy academic publications.
  • Senior lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at Universitat Jaume I.
  • Known for large-scale historical trilogies such as the Scipio and Trajan series.