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Above all, translators must be native speakers. It’s not because they speak the language better – I understand that sometimes a foreigner can learn a language better than native speakers. It has more to do with intimate knowledge of the society for which the book is being translated.

Sergei Lukyanenko

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Sergei Lukyanenko
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: April 11
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