Santiago Roncagliolo
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Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo Lohmann (Lima
, 1975), is a Peru
vian writer, scriptwriter
, translator and journalist
.
. His father, Rafael Roncagliolo
, a renowned political analyst, was forced to temporarily leave the country with his family due to political tensions with the 1968 military government led by Juan Velasco Alvarado
. The family resettled in Peru and Santiago continued his studies in Colegio de la Inmaculada
. His writing career started with a few children's books and a short play called "Your friends would never harm you" (Tus amigos nunca te harían daño").
In 2000 he moved to Barcelona
, Spain
, where he continues to reside. He has commented that during the first few years of his stay in Barcelona he was forced to clean houses in order to pay his rent.
He is also a soap opera scriptwriter, an investigative journalist,a political analyst and a contributor for El Pais and other various Latin American newspapers.
He has been known for writing articles under different pen names.
His novel Abril Rojo ("Red April") won the Premio Alfaguara in 2006 and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
in 2011. The novel's plot explores the vicissitudes of a diligent public prosecutor. It borrows heavily from Alan Moore's "From Hell".
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, 1975), is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian writer, scriptwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, translator and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Life
Santiago Roncagliolo spent most of his childhood in the city of ArequipaArequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
. His father, Rafael Roncagliolo
Rafael Roncagliolo
Fortunato Rafael Roncagliolo de Orbegoso is a Peruvian sociologist and politician. He has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Ollanta Humala since 28 July 2011....
, a renowned political analyst, was forced to temporarily leave the country with his family due to political tensions with the 1968 military government led by Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
. The family resettled in Peru and Santiago continued his studies in Colegio de la Inmaculada
Colegio de la Inmaculada (Lima)
Colegio de la Inmaculada is a Catholic school for Primary and Secondary education run by the Jesuits in Lima, Peru since 1878. It finds its roots in a school called Real Colegio de San Martin which was created by the Society of Jesus in 1582....
. His writing career started with a few children's books and a short play called "Your friends would never harm you" (Tus amigos nunca te harían daño").
In 2000 he moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, where he continues to reside. He has commented that during the first few years of his stay in Barcelona he was forced to clean houses in order to pay his rent.
He is also a soap opera scriptwriter, an investigative journalist,a political analyst and a contributor for El Pais and other various Latin American newspapers.
He has been known for writing articles under different pen names.
His novel Abril Rojo ("Red April") won the Premio Alfaguara in 2006 and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was inaugurated by British newspaper The Independent to honour contemporary fiction in translation in the United Kingdom. The award was first launched in 1990 and ran for five years before falling into abeyance. It was revived in 2001 with the financial support...
in 2011. The novel's plot explores the vicissitudes of a diligent public prosecutor. It borrows heavily from Alan Moore's "From Hell".