Andrzej Sapkowski is a well-known figure in Polish Literature as a successful fantasy writer. He is mostly acknowledged as the writer of The Witcher book series, which has been adapted in three video games, movies, and TV series (Netflix).
Also, Andrzej is credited for his writing career with the books like Something Ends, Something Begins, Warriors of God, Ceaseless Light, and Season Of Storms.
Andrzej Sapkowski's Brief Wiki
Date Of Birth: 1948 Birthday: 21 July | Nationality: Polish |
Birth Place: Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland | Ethnicity: Caucasian |
Age: 72-Year-Old | Height: N/A |
Education: University of Lodz | Net Worth: multi-million dollars (estimated) |
Occupation: Writer | Partner(s): N/A (Had a son named Krzysztof Sapkowski with his partner) |
Andrzej Sapkowski: Writer Of The Witcher
Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer, who climbed at the peak of the spotlight with his book series, The Witcher. The books have been translated to more than twenty languages, as of now.
The Witcher was initially published in 1986 in Poland's famous magazine named Fantastyka. Since then, Andrzej has published a series of tales, including three stories and five novels that explore the world of The Witcher. His literary credits made him one of the outstanding fantasy writers of Poland in the 1990s.
Andrzej has mentioned the witchers are the beast hunters who develop supernatural powers to battle against the wild lives and monsters as well. The book series is said to have followed the cult of Poland, eastern, and central European countries.
The plot revolves around the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and Ciri. Ciri becomes the witcher-in-training, and Geralt gets into several hectic situations in the course of saving her.
Andrzej Sapkowski's Net Worth And His Other Literary Credits
Including the success of The Witcher and other credits, Andrzej Sapkowski is one of the prolific fantasy writers of Poland. Due to that, Andrzej has been able to secure the net worth in multi-million dollars with a decent amount of earnings.
Back in 2017, Andrzej received 35000PLN, which is around $9500, paid in two installments for the license to The Witcher 1.
Besides that, Andrzej demanded the royalties of more than $16 million from CD Projekt Red, who developed the game, when the series of The Witcher video games came to the market in 2018.
Andrzej 's request for the payment was published on a Polish stock exchange on 2 October 2018, where CD Projekt was traded on the open market.
Andrzej revealed that the move he made to sell the rights to the entire Witcher catalog to CD Projekt was a regret. As revealed by the sources, Andrzej was entitled to $60 million Polish Zlotys, which ranges around $16.11 million.
Andrzej, the CEO of Defunct Studio, has also published numerous novels and books till the date. He is widely known for his books, including The Road With No Return (1988), Something Ends, Something Begins (1993), Warriors of God (2004), Ceaseless Light (2006), Season Of Storms (2013), and many others.
Witcher Has Been In Entertainment Industry Since Many Years
You don't find The Witcher only good but exciting as it has the history beyond that. It has been introduced in the entertainment platforms since 2001. It was first adapted into the 2001 film named The Hexer and the TV series The Hexer in 2002.
Similarly, the gaming world can enjoy three games, including The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. All the games became famous worldwide and also sold over 33 million copies all around the world.
A poster of The Witcher video game (©: wallpapercave.com)
Likewise, The Witcher has come into the sight of its fans and audiences as a Television Series since 20 December 2019. Till the date, eight episodes have been premiered on Netflix.
Lauren Schmidt created the Netflix original series, which stars the casting team of Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, Anya Chalotra, Mimi Ndiweni, Eamon Farren, and several other artists.
Andrzej Sapkowski Suffered From The Loss Of His Son
Andrzej has kept his relationship as a modest attire, and there is no information about his wife. However, he was the father of his late adult son.
His son, Krzysztof Sapkowski, died in June 2019. Nowa Fantastyka monthly confirmed the demise of Andrzej 's son via their editorial note stating;
'While we were mourning the loss of Maciek Parowski, another extremely sad news reached us - about the death of Krzysztof Sapkowski, Andrzej's son. Nowa Fantastyka has lost a reader to whom it owes more than we could express.'
Currently, Andrzej appears to live a single life after the loss of his family legacy.
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