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Andrzej Sapkowski

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Polish novelist (born 1948)

WritersBorn 1948 · age 78
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He built a monster-hunting world so thoroughly textured that it escaped the page - first into Polish folklore-tinged fantasy novels, then into a video game juggernaut that made Geralt of Rivia more recognizable than most literary heroes of the last thirty years.

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In their own words 2

Andrzej Sapkowski
said · 1993
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People," Geralt turned his head, "like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves.

The Last Wish (1993)

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Andrzej Sapkowski
said · 1993
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The sword of destiny has two edges. You are one of them.

Source: The Sword Of Destiny

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Awards 21

2016World Fantasy Awards
2012Silver Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis‎
2012Tähtifantasia Award
2011FantLab's Book of the Year Award
2009David Gemmell Legend Awards
2008honorary citizen of Łódź
2007Sphinx Award
2005Sphinx Award
2004City of Łódź Award
2003Ignotus Award for Best Anthology
2003Ignotus Awards
2002Janusz A. Zajdel Award
2000Sphinx Award
1998Sphinx Award
1997Paszport Polityki
1997Sphinx Award
1995Sphinx Award
1994Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1993Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1992Janusz A. Zajdel Award
1990Janusz A. Zajdel Story Award

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About this person

Andrzej Sapkowski was born 21 June 1948 in Poland and became a fantasy writer who wove Slavic mythology into his fiction with enough specificity that readers called him the "Polish Tolkien." His Witcher saga - novels and short stories tracking the monster hunter Geralt of Rivia - has sold over 30 million copies, been translated into 37 languages, and made him the second most-translated Polish SF/fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem. The books jumped media: video games, television, stage, comics. He's won the Zajdel Award five times, Poland's top genre prize, along with the David Gemmell Award, the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. The witcher he imagined now belongs to the world.

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Born 1948 · age 78
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