Patrick Rotfuss is a modern American fantasy writer. He gained fame not so long ago, only in 2007, when his first novel, Name of the Wind, was released. For this work, the writer was awarded a number of awards and recognized by a large number of fantasy lovers.
Biography
Patrick Rotfuss was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 6, 1973. Thanks to the long winters, the lack of the Internet and cable television, he became addicted to reading, and then to writing.
In 1991, the future writer went on to graduate at his state university Stevens Point. Initially, the young man wanted to become a chemist, then a clinical psychologist. But after 3 years of such studies, he decided to change his status again, choosing this time “without specialization”. This allowed him to attend those courses that seemed interesting to him. So six years passed, during which I managed to attend classes in philosophy, medieval history, oriental theater, sociology, anthropology. And in 1999, after 9 years of study, Patrick finally received a diploma, which stated that he received a bachelor's degree in English literature. No matter how amazing it is.
However, for a long time he did not leave the University of Washington. Only two years have passed, and Rotfuss decides to return. Only now his role in Stevens Point will be different. Patrick returns to his native walls as a teacher.
Patrick Rotfuss still lives in Wisconsin and teaches at the university. All the same long winters and the lack of television still contribute to his literary work. If the writer has free time, then he spends it on alchemy in his basement, computer games and arranges symposiums at home for everyone.
Patrick is married to a sweet woman named Sarah. The spouses have a son, Oot.
Creation
During his student life, Patrick had to interrupt casual earnings, as there was not enough money. Despite this, he already began serious writing activity. To begin with, he wrote a fantasy novel called The Song of Flame and Thunder, which can be translated into Russian as “Song of Flame and Thunder”. In addition, Patrick Rotfuss had his own column, which was very popular, in the university newspaper, where he posted satirical advice. But even this was not enough for the young writer; he composed poems for the state literary series. And in his spare time, if it remained, he wrote a comedy script for a local radio show. And Rotfuss was absolutely not going to stop there. He was not afraid of failure; for every new business he took on incredible excitement and invariably strove to bring it to the end.
And it is not surprising that two months before he graduated from university, Patrick completed his great novel. And the main character of this work was the legendary man named Kvout, who in a few years will have to bring unprecedented success to his author.
Success
As soon as the work was finished, Rotfuss took his work to several publishers. However, rejection came from everywhere. But the writer is not used to giving up. A little time passed, and in 2002 he decided to take part in a story competition, for which he shortened his novel and remade something in the storyline. The result was that his work received an award in the genre of science fiction.
After this success, offers from publishers were not long in coming - DAW Books bought the rights to the novel, which Patrick Rotfuss was incredibly happy about. “Killers of the King” - it was customary in the publishing house to title the work of Patrick, breaking it into three parts. The novel was too big, so it was decided to make a whole series of it.
The first book of this series was published in 2007, bringing success to its creator. It was called - "Name of the wind." Subsequently, the work received a number of awards and fell into the bestseller list of the New York Times. The second part of the cycle was released in 2011 and again won first place on the New York Times. The third part was published in 2013, but has not yet been published in Russian, to the great regret of all those whose heart was conquered by Patrick Rotfuss. “Doors of stone” - this is the name of the final part of the trilogy, the release of which is planned in our country in mid-2016.
Wind name
The first novel of the trilogy “The Chronicles of the Killer of Kings”. The work is written in a unique poetic language in a very bizarre and fascinating form. “The Name of the Wind” (Patrick Rotfuss) tells the story of a simple teenager named Quout, who finds himself in a difficult situation, the result of which is the decision to take revenge. The path of revenge is to go along with the reader and the hero.
The story begins with the main character, a wandering artist, returning in the morning to the camp, which his troupe broke up, and finds instead the ashes. From this moment, the young man will be guided only by the desire for revenge. Where this will lead him will become known at the end of the trilogy.
Fears of the Sage (Patrick Rotfuss)
The second part of the cycle was divided into two books. They continue the story of the adventures of Kvout. In this part, the young man has to go through many trials and even get a little distracted from his main goal - to avenge murdered friends and family. But among other things, he has yet to find out what it means to become a legend of his time, and how difficult it is to live with it.
Other works
In addition to the Kwoot series, Rotfuss is the author of a number of short stories and short stories, such as:
- The Darkness of the Deep Caves (2010).
- The Storm Tree (2014).
- The Calm Dignity of Silence (2014).
In addition to these works, there are many others that, unfortunately, have not yet been translated into Russian.