Víctor Gay Zaragoza


Víctor Gay Zaragoza is a writer, storyteller, trainer and consultant on storytelling. He is author of the essays "Filosofía Rebelde", "50 libros que cambiarán tu vida" and the historical novel "El defensor".

Career as a writer

At 26, he published his first book Filosofía Rebelde, which is an essay on the common essences of religions and philosophies from around the world. At 28, he published his second book 50 libros que cambiarán tu vida, a literary criticisim book. His third book El Defensor is a historical novel set in 1940 during the days of the trial and execution of Catalan president, Lluís Companys. The protagonist is Ramon de Colubí, Companys military defense lawyer. Both individuals are relatives of the author.

Discovery of the relationship between Lluís Companys and his lawyer

During the research phase of El defensor, Zaragoza discovered that Ramon de Colubí and Lluis Companys were also related; a relationship that had never been unearthed by biographers and historians. The novel's documents contain birth certificates which prove that the grandfather of Companys was a first cousin of Colubí's grandmother, and at the same time relatives of the author.

Literary criticism

His books Filosofía rebelde and El Defensor received positive reviews in relevant newspapers, such as El País and La Vanguardia or El Espectador and El Tiempo. His other book 50 libros que cambirán tu vida reached number 1 rank amongst the best-selling books at amazon.es.

Trainer and consultant on storytelling

Gay Zaragoza is a trainer, consultant and lecturer on Storytelling. While writing El Defensor, he created his own methodology which combines narrative with his personal experience as a trainer and consultant. Currently he helps individuals and organisations becoming true storytellers to create their own stories and communicate it better both on offline and online channels. More than 4000 people and companies in Spain and LATAM have taken part in his projects.

Published books