Szczepan Twardoch

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Szczepan Twardoch
Twardoch in 2012
Twardoch in 2012
Native name
Szczepōn Twardoch
Born (1979-12-23) 23 December 1979 (age 44)
Knurów, Poland
Occupation
  • Novelist
LanguagePolish, Silesian
Alma materUniversity of Silesia in Katowice
Period2005–present
Notable awardsNike Audience Award (2013)

Szczepan Lech Twardoch ([ʂt͡ʂɛpan tvardɔx]; born 23 December 1979 in Knurów) is a Polish 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.[1] He has won numerous literary prizes among them the Brücke Berlin-Preis and Le Prix du Livre Européen.

He lives in Pilchowice in Upper Silesia.[2]

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  1. ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip. "Walter Presents: 'The King of Warsaw' on Channel 4 in May". Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. ^ Bio