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I když se Andrzej Sapkowski proslavil svým geraltovským cyklem, rozhodně se neomezuje pouze na tohoto hrdinu. Tato kniha jej představuje jako autora studie o nejznámější a nejslavnější středověké legendě o králi Artušovi a rytířích Kulatého stolu, v níž se mu úspěšně daří bořit mnohé zažité stereotypy. Na tuto studii mnohé navazuje Sapkowského osobité zpracování části artušovského mýtu v povídce Maladie. Příznivci hororů se mohou začíst do jeho romantických textů Tandaradei!, Muzikanti či Příhoda v Mischief Creeku. Výsledkem autorovy fascinace Carrolovou Alenkou v krajině divů (a kočkami) je povídka Zlaté odpoledne. A na závěr to asi nejlepší, povídka V kráteru po bombě, reflexe možného vývoje naší části Evropy po roce 1989. V této povídce, jakož i prakticky ve všem, co Sapkowski kdy napsal, se zračí autorův bytostný odpor k fanatismu a nesnášenlivosti všeho druhu.
315 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
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Andrzej Sapkowski
206 books19.1k followersAndrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy and science fiction writer. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. His first short story, The Witcher (Wiedźmin), was published in Fantastyka, Poland's leading fantasy literary magazine, 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 (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral 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. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.
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, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Portuguese. An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.
The Polish game publisher, CD Projekt, created a role-playing PC game based on this universe, called The Witcher, which was released in October 2007. There is also a mobile version of the game which has been created by Breakpoint Games and is being published by Hands-On Mobile in Western Europe,Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legends Award in 2009.
The main character of The Witcher (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral 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. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.
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, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Portuguese. An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.
The Polish game publisher, CD Projekt, created a role-playing PC game based on this universe, called The Witcher, which was released in October 2007. There is also a mobile version of the game which has been created by Breakpoint Games and is being published by Hands-On Mobile in Western Europe,Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legends Award in 2009.
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June 23, 2016
English review after the Czech one.
Celkem zajímavá kniha prvně se zabývající otázkou Artušovské legendy z literárněhistorického hlediska a poté několik povídek od Sapkowského. Povídky jsou žánrově velmi různorodé, ale veskrze je spojuje myšlenka prolínání světů či reality s představami. Výjimkou je poslední postapokalyptická povídka z postkomunistického Polska. Tak jako téma a styl povídek je proměnlivý, tak mi přijde i jejich kvalita. Některé jsem se musel nutit dočíst a přišli mi amatérské. Jiné zase mají nejen zajímavé nápady, ale i poutavé vyprávění. Překvapila mě povídka o Alence z říše divů, jen z pohledu právě oné říše.
A quite interesting book with a short narrative about the historical and literal figure of Arthur of Camelot followed by a series of various stories. Their quality and topics change significantly but, with the exception of the last story, the common theme is the transition between realities or worlds. The last story in the book is a post-apocalyptic story from Poland, a good one in my view, although very disfferent from the rest of the book.
Celkem zajímavá kniha prvně se zabývající otázkou Artušovské legendy z literárněhistorického hlediska a poté několik povídek od Sapkowského. Povídky jsou žánrově velmi různorodé, ale veskrze je spojuje myšlenka prolínání světů či reality s představami. Výjimkou je poslední postapokalyptická povídka z postkomunistického Polska. Tak jako téma a styl povídek je proměnlivý, tak mi přijde i jejich kvalita. Některé jsem se musel nutit dočíst a přišli mi amatérské. Jiné zase mají nejen zajímavé nápady, ale i poutavé vyprávění. Překvapila mě povídka o Alence z říše divů, jen z pohledu právě oné říše.
A quite interesting book with a short narrative about the historical and literal figure of Arthur of Camelot followed by a series of various stories. Their quality and topics change significantly but, with the exception of the last story, the common theme is the transition between realities or worlds. The last story in the book is a post-apocalyptic story from Poland, a good one in my view, although very disfferent from the rest of the book.
February 9, 2024
Úžasný Sapkowského štýl, aj keď kniha je z jeho slabších. V podstate sú to poviedky. Prvá esej Kráľ Artuš je prerozprávaný opis známeho príbehu kráľa a jeho spoločníkov. Táto mi trvala veľmi dlho. Ostatné poviedky už išli rýchlo.
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