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Andrzej Sapkowski | |
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 Sapkowski at Lucca Comics & Games 2015 | |
| Born | 21 June 1948 Łódź, Poland |
| Occupation | Novelist, economist |
| Alma mater | University of Łódź |
| Period | 1986–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, history |
| Notable works | The Witcher Hussite Trilogy |
| Notable awards | Janusz A. Zajdel Award Paszport Polityki Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement David Gemmell Legend Award Ignotus Award European Science Fiction Society Award |
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Andrzej Sapkowski (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj sapˈkɔfskʲi]; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. It began with the publication of Last Wish (1990), and was completed with the publication of standalone prequel novel Season of Storms (2013). The saga has been popularized through television, stage, comic books, video games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem.[1]
He was born in Łódź and initially pursued a career as an economist after graduating from the University of Łódź. He turned to writing, first as a translator and later as an author of fantasy books, following the success of his first short story The Witcher published in 1986 in the Fantastyka magazine.
Described as the "Polish Tolkien",[2] he wrote ten novels and eight short story collections, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide.[3][4][5] The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works.[6] He is a five-time recipient of the Zajdel Award, Poland's most popular science fiction and fantasy prize, as well as many other awards and honors including David Gemmell Award, World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.
- ^ "Sapkowski potwierdza: Powstanie nowy "Wiedźmin"!" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "A Polish Tolkien? The fantasy world of Andrzej Sapkowski". 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "The Proper Reading Order For The Witcher Books". MSN. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "CD Projekt Red Offering More Compensation to Witcher Series Creator". 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Holbrook, Damian (10 December 2019). "'The Witcher's Henry Cavill Says 'Tough' Geralt Has a 'Heart of Gold'". TV Insider. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "How did Slavic Mythology Influence Andrzej Sapkowski?". 30 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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