Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish novelist who was born on 21 June 1948 in Lodz, Lodzkie, Poland.
He is well-known for “The Witcher”, a popular book series. These books are available in 20 languages. He has a net worth of around $19 million.
He completed his graduation in economics from the University of Lodz. He was a sales representative at an international trade company before starting his writing profession.
Net Worth: $19 Million
Keep reading until the end to know the interesting facts about this popular novelist.
Andrzej Sapkowski: At a glance
| Born: | 21 June 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Lodz, Lodzkie, Poland |
| Birth Sign: | Gemini Cancer |
| Height: | 1.7 meter |
| Weight: | 98 kg |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Unknown |
| Children: | Krzysztof Sapkowski |
| Profession: | Fantasy Writer, Novelist |
| Net Worth: | $19 million |
| Education: | University of Lodz |
Andrzej Sapkowski Career:
As a translator, Sapkowski started his literary career. To be more specific, his first work on science fiction. In fact, The Witcher was his first written story.
He also translated “Spellmaker”, “The Hexer” to take part in a contest, which was organized by Polish Science Fiction as well as Fantastyka, (a fantasy magazine). Interestingly, he took the third position in that contest.
In 1986, his story was published in Fantastyka, and then it was able to get excellent attention from the readers as well as critics. However, this will lead him towards success in his future career.
He has produced a story series that comes with five novels as well as three stories. Then he was considered as one of the best writers in Poland in the 1990s. In fact, he was renowned as a fantasy writer.
Awards:
Andrzej Sapkowski achieved so many awards during his professional career. He got awards from the European Science Fiction Society in 1996 and in 2010. He also got awards from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland in 2012 and in 2014. One of the most remarkable things is that he got the “World Fantasy Award” in 2016.
FAQs
In 1997, Sapkowski sold the rights of the Wither to CD Projekt, however, he refused the agreement for profit sharing to make sure a fixed amount of PLN 35,000, which is equivalent to approximately $ 9,500. Sapkowski is expecting more compensation after getting the success of the video game series.
Well, Andrzej Sapkowski can speak in a variety of languages. To be more specific, he is proficient in 15 languages including English and Polish. He can easily translate his writings into English.
Andrzej Sapkowski has just announced that he is working on another new witcher book. More specifically, At the Warsaw Comic Con Fair, he announced a Witcher world novel, which is currently taking place in Nadarzyn. We currently have no precise information about it.
He doesn’t know too much about game development. Apart from that, The Witcher video game was not his own property.
