Andrzej Sapkowski Encounters with Polish Literature S3E2

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Andrzej Sapkowski with David French • Andrzej Sapkowski (b. 1948 in Łódź), is the widely popular author of the Witcher series of fantasy novels, which has spawned games, a television series in Poland, and now a series in English on Netflix. His novels are imaginative and erudite, overflowing with futuristic speculation, European folklore, and medieval arcana, but nonetheless reflective of the times he has lived in, and they can be placed on the map of Polish literature. His more recent Hussite trilogy is historical fantasy set in Bohemia during the fifteenth-century Hussite wars. • In this episode we focus on Season of Storms, a standalone novel set in the world of Geralt of Rivia, the ironic, self-deprecating, monster-slaying “Witcher” (Wiedźmin) trying to maintain his moral center in a corrupt world. As with some of the other translators who have appeared on “Encounters,” we discuss the translator’s relationship with the author and oversight of the translation, which has been quite varied in all the works we’ve discussed in the series. We get a sense of the amount of research needed to translate works with such a wide range of reference. We talk about how contemporary everyday life can filter through a completely fantastic world. For readers who haven’t had a chance to sample Sapkowski yet, the translator reads some extended passages from Season of Storms. • Encounters with Polish Literature is a video series for anyone interested in literature and the culture of books and reading. Each month, host David A. Goldfarb presents a new topic in conversation with an expert on that author or book or movement in Polish literature. • Learn more about this episode, and see the biography of the guest on the Polish Cultural Institute New York's website. The linked page includes a bibliography of translations and material on Sapkowski in English: • https://instytutpolski.pl/newyork/202... • Access the Playlist of the entire series: • https://bit.ly/Encounters-ALL

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