Andrzej Sapkowski

Andrzej Sapkowski

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1948-06-21 (75 years old)

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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 Sword of Destiny (1992), 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.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", he wrote ten novels and eight short story collections, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works. 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.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-06-21 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Łódź, Poland

Religion
atheism

Citizenships
Poland

Awards
David Gemmell Legend Awards, FantLab's Book of the Year Award, Sphinx Award, Tähtifantasia Award, Ignotus Award for Best Anthology, Ignotus Awards, Paszport Polityki, Janusz A. Zajdel Award, World Fantasy Awards, Honorary Citizen of the City of Łódź, City of Łódź Award, Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis


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