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Andrzej Sapkowski'S the Witcher: A Grain of Truth
Andrzej Sapkowski
Synopsis "Andrzej Sapkowski'S the Witcher: A Grain of Truth"
Geralt's encounter with a beast reveals the truth behind fairy tales in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short story. Geralt takes a short cut down a beaten path, where he makes a grim discovery of two corpses. Backtracking their trail, he's led to a derelict mansion secured with elevated walls and a gate--mysterious and ramshackle, yet adorned with a rare elegance Geralt could not ignore. He is met with the mansion's owner--not quite human, but a beast with the faculties of a man. With Geralt unfazed by his monstrous appearance and displays of aggression, the beast invites him inside. A kind but wary host, he shares stories of his family, his life . . . and his curse. If the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a beast--a retribution spoken of only in fairy tales, could there be another grain of truth in these tales of fantasy--one that could help him elude his fate and lead him to salvation? This graphic novel is the first in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish! Script adaptation by Jacek Rembiś (Frostpunk) with art by Jonas Scharf (Bone Parish, War for the Planet of the Apes).
Escritor polaco de fantasía heroica. Sus obras están fuertemente influenciadas por la cultura y mitología eslavas, así como por las narraciones tradicionales.
Entre sus obras más populares se encuentra la saga del brujo Geralt de Rivia, compuesta por siete volúmenes. La saga de Geralt ha sido llevada al cine (Wiedźmin, dirigida por Marek Brodzki, en 2001), a la televisión, aunque con poco éxito; al mundo de los videojuegos (The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) con un gran éxito de crítica, ventas y afición, ganando así, el GOTY en 2015. Recientemente llegó a la gran plataforma de streaming Netflix, con The Witcher donde su popularidad no ha hecho más que crecer desde su estreno.
Sapkowski ha ganado cinco premios Zajdel por sus historias cortas: El mal menor (Mniejsze zło) (1990), La espada del destino (Miecz przeznaczenia) (1992) y las novelas W leju po bombie (1993), La sangre de los elfos (Krew elfów) (1994) y Narrenturm (2002). Esta última constituye el inicio de una serie de novelas de fantasía heroica ambientada en las Guerras Husitas del siglo xv.
