About the Author

Author of more than a dozen novels and short story collections, including: Morfina (2012), Drach (2014), Król (2016), Królestwo (2018), Pokora (2020), Chołod (2022), Powiedzmy, że Piontek (2024), as well as the one-man play Byk (2022), the play Pokój (2025), and other works, including opera librettos and screenplays. His books have sold over a million copies. He has been honored with numerous awards, including the “Polityka” Passport Award, the Kościelski Award, the EBRD Award (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), the Brücke Berlin-Preis, the Silesian Literary Laurel, the Onet O!Lśnienia Cultural Award (three times), the Nike Readers’ Award, the K. Kutz Award, and the Lem’s Planet Award. For Null, he received the “Nike” Literary Award and the Nike Readers’ Award, and the European Solidarity Center honored the novel with the title “Ambassador of the New Europe.” The rights to his books have been sold to over a dozen countries. Król was adapted into a TV series for Canal+ and two stage productions; Morfina, Drach, and Pokora have also been adapted for the stage.

Since late 2022, he has been involved in helping Ukraine; to date, he has raised over two and a half million zlotys through public fundraisers and personally delivers purchased drones, vehicles, and military equipment to the front lines. In 2024, he was honored with the “Stand with Ukraine” award for his work on behalf of the Ukrainian military. He lives in Pilchowice in Upper Silesia.