“It is only logical for the translator to become a part of the world of the author.”

—  Ventseslav Konstantinov

As quoted in "From Bach to Kafka, or... about temptation - An interview by Emil Bassat http://darl.eu/intervie/84_05_30.htm" in Sofia News (30 May 1984).

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