Wiedźmin: od książki do gry
The Witcher: From Book to Game
How a third-place short story from 1986 became Poland's biggest cultural export — Sapkowski's Slavic dark fantasy, CD Projekt RED's games, and the Netflix series that followed.
You will practice: Relative clauses (która, w którą, na które), perfective past for milestones (zaczęło się, wydali, okazał się), and the instrumental for roles and means (za sprawą, w roli głównej).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- wiedźminwitcher, a monster hunter
- postaćcharacter, figure
- fantastykathe fantasy / science-fiction genre
- opowiadanieshort story
- wyobraźniaimagination
- czasopismomagazine, periodical
- wykreowaćto create, to bring into being
- potwórmonster
- twórczośćcreative output, body of work
- baśńfairy tale
- przełombreakthrough, turning point
- fabułaplot, storyline
- arcydziełomasterpiece
- nagrodaaward, prize
- branżaindustry, sector
Did you get it?
6 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Who created the Witcher?
2. How did the very first Witcher story do in the 1986 competition?
3. What set Sapkowski's world apart from Tolkien's?
4. Which studio brought the Witcher to video games?
5. What was 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt' (2015)?
6. What does the article say Geralt has become today?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.