Szczepan Twardoch
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Szczepan Lech Twardoch (; born 23 December 1979 in
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) is a Polish- Silesian writer. He has written a series of best-selling novels such as ''Morphine'' (2012), ''Drach'' (2014), ''The King'' (2016), ''The Kingdom'' (2018), and ''Pokora'' (2020). ''The King'' has been turned into a TV series, first broadcast on the Canal+ network. He has won numerous literary prizes among them the Brücke Berlin-Preis and Le Prix du Livre Européen.


Career

Twardoch completed his education in
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at the Interdepartmental Individual Studies in the Humanities of University of Silesia in Katowice. As an independent journalist, Twardoch's work has appeared in various publications including ''
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'', and ''Rzeczpospolita''. He served as the editor of the literary section for the bimonthly magazine ''Christianitas'' and has been a regular columnist for '' Polityka'' and '' Wysokie Obcasy Extra''. Twardoch's literary career is marked by several accolades. His short story ''The Madness of Rotmistrz von Egern'' was a contender for the Nautilus Prize in 2003, securing fourth place. He won the Nautilus for the best short story of 2006 with ''Rondo'', and in 2008, his ''Epiphany of Vicar Trzaska'' earned the Silver Award of the Jerzy Żuławski Literary Award. His novel ''Wieczny Grunwald'' received the Distinction of the Józef Mackiewicz Award in 2011. The following year, he was nominated for the Gdynia Literary Prize for his collection ''Tak jest dobrze''. His novel ''Morphine'' won him the Polityka's Passport for 2012 but was also a finalist for the 2013 Nike Literary Award and received further nominations that year. In 2014, Twardoch published ''Drach'', which was shortlisted for the 2015 Nike Literary Award and won the 2016 German Brücke Berlin Literary Prize. The Koscielski Foundation Prize was awarded to him in 2015. He received the top prize in the "O!lśnienie 2016" poll in the Literature category, organized by Onet.pl in April 2017. His novel ''King'' was nominated for the 2017 Gdynia Literary Prize. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Samuel Bogumil Linde Prize. Noteworthy is the adaptation of Twardoch's work into plays and television, including the 2018 stage premiere of ''King'', directed by Monika Strzępka, and the series '' The King of Warsaw'' produced for Canal+ in 2019, in which Twardoch made a cameo appearance. Other adaptations include ''Drach'', ''Pokora'', and ''Bull'', directed by Robert Talarczyk. In February 2022, he was honored with the Kazimierz Kutz Award, and in November 2023, Twardoch received the Planet Lem Award for his innovative thinking about reality, celebrated alongside surpassing one million copies of his books sold. Szczepan Twardoch's books, which include paper books, ebooks, and audio files, have collectively surpassed one million sales, with ''Król'' being his most popular novel. His work ''Drach'' has been translated into Silesian. He lives in Pilchowice in
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.


Publications


Novels

* ''Sternberg'', superNOWA 2007 * ''Epifania wikarego Trzaski'',
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2007 * ''Przemienienie'', Wydawnictwo Dębogóra 2008 * ''Zimne wybrzeża'',
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2009 * ''Wieczny Grunwald: powieść zza końca czasów'', Narodowe Centrum Kultury 2010 (Wydawnictwo Literackie 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021) * ''Morfina'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2012 * ''Drach'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2014 * ''Król'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2016 * ''Królestwo'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2018 * ''Pokora'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2020 * '' Chołod'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2022 * ''Powiedzmy, że Piontek'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2024 * ''Null'', Wydawnictwo Marginesy 2025


Short story collections

* ''Obłęd rotmistrza von Egern'', Fabryka Słów 2005 * ''Prawem wilka'', superNOWA 2008 * ''Tak jest dobrze'', Powergraph 2011 * ''Ballada o pewnej panience'', Wydawnictwo Literackie 2017


See also

* The King of Warsaw (TV series)


External links

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References

1979 births Living people Polish male writers Polish publicists People from Knurów University of Silesia in Katowice alumni {{Poland-writer-stub