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Andrzej Sapkowski

born 1948

About this person

Wikipedia Summary

Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous monster hunter, or "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through video games, television, stage, comic books and translated into 37 languages, making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
June 21, 1948
Łódź
Citizenship

Poland

Occupations & fields
writertranslator
Awards & honours
Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎Ignotus Award for Best AnthologyPaszport Politykihonorary citizen of ŁódźJanusz A. Zajdel AwardSphinx Award
Notable works
The WitcherTime of ContemptThe Last WishThe Tower of the SwallowLady of the LakeBaptism of Fire
Field and occupation
polský spisovatel
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