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Andrzej Sapkowski ((:ˈandʐɛj sapˈkɔfskʲi); born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer and former economist. He is best known for his best-selling book series ''The Witcher''. In 2012 Sapkowski was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.〔(Informacja na stronie ksiazki.polter.pl ).〕 ==Biography== Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. He started his literary career as a translator, in particular, of science fiction. He says he wrote his first short story, "The Witcher" ("Wiedźmin",also translated "The Hexer" or "Spellmaker") on a whim, in order to enter a contest by Polish science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Fantastyka''. Being an expert in marketing, he says he knew how to sell, and indeed, he won the 3rd prize.〔(http://www.mirf.ru/Articles/art934.htm НО МЫ ЖЕ СЛАВЯНЕ! РАЗГОВОР С АНДЖЕЕМ САПКОВСКИМ ), An interview with Sapkowski for Russian monthly magazine "World of Fatnastics"〕 The story was published in ''Fantastyka'' in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of "The Witcher", comprising three collections of short stories and five novels. This cycle and his many other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s.〔 The main character of "The Witcher" is Geralt, a mutant hunter who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in a morally ambiguous universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe.〔 Marek Oramus ''(Jedynie słuszny wizerunek wiedźmina )'', Polityka – nr 36 (2261) from 2000-09-02; pp. 52–54〕 The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.〔''(The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski )'', fantasybookreview〕 Sapkowski has won five Zajdel Awards, including three for short stories "Mniejsze zło" ("Lesser Evil") (1990), "Miecz przeznaczenia" ("Sword of Destiny") (1992) and "W leju po bombie" ("In a Bomb Crater") (1993), and two for the novels, ''Krew elfów'' (''Blood of Elves'') (1994) and ''Narrenturm'' (2002). He also won the Spanish Ignotus Award, best anthology, for ''The Last Wish'' in 2003, and for ''Muzykanci'' (''The Musicians''), best foreign short story, same year. In 1997, Sapkowski won the prestigious Polityka's Passport award, which is awarded annually to artists who have strong prospects for international success. In 2001, a television series based on the ''Witcher'' cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled ''Wiedźmin'' (''The Hexer''). A film by the same title was compiled from excerpts of the television series but both have been critical and box office failures. Sapkowski's books have been translated into Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Finnish, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, English, Italian, Dutch, Estonian and Swedish. An English translation of ''The Last Wish'' short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Last Wish Cover Reveal. . . of sorts! )〕 From 2008, the Witcher saga is published by Gollancz.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blood of elves )〕 The English translation of Sapkowski's novel ''Blood of Elves'' won the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009.〔Alison Flood, (Gemmell prize for fantasy goes to Polish novel, Blood of Elves ), ''Guardian'', Friday 19 June 2009〕 The Polish game developer, CD Projekt RED, created a role-playing game series based on ''The Witcher'' universe. The first game, titled simply ''The Witcher'', was first released in October 2007. The sequel, ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' was released in 2011. The third and final game in the trilogy, ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'', was released in May 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrzej Sapkowski」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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