The Last Wish

short story collection by Andrzej Sapkowski
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2414756
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The Last Wish

Summary

The Last Wish is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,687 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Last Wish authored Andrzej Sapkowski[3].
  • The Last Wish received the Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4].
  • The Last Wish received the Tähtifantasia Award[5].
  • The Last Wish's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Last Wish's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Last Wish was followed by The Sword of Destiny[8].
  • The Last Wish's part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[9].
  • The Last Wish's language of work or name is recorded as Polish[10].
  • The Last Wish's country of origin is recorded as Poland[11].
  • The Last Wish comprises The Voice of Reason[12].
  • The Last Wish comprises The Witcher[13].
  • The Last Wish comprises A Grain of Truth[14].
  • The Last Wish comprises The Lesser Evil[15].
  • The Last Wish comprises A Question of Price[16].
  • The Last Wish comprises The Edge of the World[17].
  • The Last Wish comprises The Last Wish[18].
  • 1986 marks the founding of The Last Wish[19].
  • The Last Wish was released on 1993[20].
  • The Last Wish's characters is recorded as Geralt of Rivia[21].
  • The Last Wish's has edition or translation is recorded as The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher[22].
  • The Last Wish's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110453990[23].
  • The Last Wish's nominated for is recorded as Stalker[24].
  • The Last Wish's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as The Witcher universe[25].
  • The Last Wish's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Ostatnie życzenie'}[26].
  • The Last Wish's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b029948-4c7b-4250-8527-d20ab269d8b4[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Last Wish authored Andrzej Sapkowski[3].

Publication

The Last Wish was published on 1993[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Polish[10]. Its genre is fantasy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[9].

Subject and Themes

The Last Wish's part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[9].

Reception

Awards received include Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4], a literary award[30], in Spain[31], founded in 2001[32] and Tähtifantasia Award[5], an award[33], in Finland[34], founded in 2007[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Last Wish was followed by The Sword of Destiny[8].

Why It Matters

The Last Wish ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,687 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Last Wish receive?

Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4] and Tähtifantasia Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . aefcft.com. aefcft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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