Santiago Posteguillo se dio a conocer con “Africanus”, la exitosa novela que iniciaba la estupenda trilogía sobre Publio Cornelio Escipión. Luego vendría una nueva trilogía sobre el emperador Trajano. Y, tras un paréntesis que no aportó gran cosa al prestigio del escritor (”Yo Julia” y “Y Julia retó a los dioses”), parece haber reemprendido el buen pulso con una serie sobre Julio César, de la que ha publicado las dos primeras novelas: “Roma soy yo” y “Maldita Roma”. Acabo de leer “Roma soy yo” y he podido comprobar que Posteguillo sigue dominando el buen ritmo de la narración, con momentos de cierto “suspense” a base de vueltas atrás en el hilo de la historia, profundizando en la caracterización de los personajes, y que continúa describiendo magistralmente las batallas, cosa nada fácil de conseguir. En esta primera entrega, predomina la parte novelada, porque de los primeros años de la vida pública de César no tenemos noticias fidedignas. La narración llega hasta el juicio a Dolabela, que supuso la primera aparición jurídica de Julio César. Como toda apreciación, ésta es subjetiva, pero creo que la novela gustará a los aficionados al género de la narrativa histórica. Y el personaje de César bien se merece unos cuantos cientos de páginas…
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Discover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world over―and reminds us all why we remember the name Julius Caesar. “Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be.”―El País Every legend has a beginning . . . Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes. But Dolabella owns the jury. He’s hired the best lawyers in the city. And he’s very willing to use violence against those who oppose him. In all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutor—until, against all odds, an unknown twenty-three-year-old steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite. That lawyer’s name is Gaius Julius Caesar. So begins Santiago Posteguillo’s acclaimed masterpiece of historical fiction―a tale as epic as Caesar’s life itself. An irresistible page-turning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, I Am Rome brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man’s fate—and in so doing, changed the course of history itself.
Compra de libros
I Am Rome, Santiago Posteguillo
- Idioma
- Publicado en
- 2024
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Métodos de pago
- Título
- I Am Rome
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Santiago Posteguillo
- Editorial
- Random House USA Inc
- Publicado en
- 2024
- Formato
- Tapa dura
- ISBN10
- 0593598040
- ISBN13
- 9780593598047
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Novelas históricas, Europa del Sur, Italia, Literatura española
- Calificación
- 4,05 de 5
- Descripción
- Discover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world over―and reminds us all why we remember the name Julius Caesar. “Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be.”―El País Every legend has a beginning . . . Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes. But Dolabella owns the jury. He’s hired the best lawyers in the city. And he’s very willing to use violence against those who oppose him. In all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutor—until, against all odds, an unknown twenty-three-year-old steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite. That lawyer’s name is Gaius Julius Caesar. So begins Santiago Posteguillo’s acclaimed masterpiece of historical fiction―a tale as epic as Caesar’s life itself. An irresistible page-turning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, I Am Rome brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man’s fate—and in so doing, changed the course of history itself.