On Translation
"On Translation" is not a standard book on the theory of translation. It doesn't discuss its philosophical aspects and doesn't put the question whether it is possible. It aims at shedding light on specific and topical areas of interest in the endless field of translation. Some of the most influential voices of Italian academic and professional community are involved in this extramural discussion in the context of the problem of world literature today and interaction between languages - mostly Italian and Bulgarian. But the translation topic is also subject of the exchange in a broad sense and incorporates all who are interested in registers and aging of the text, in translating realia and dialects, in the dangers of word for word translation and editorial obsessions: without prescriptions, but with plenty of good and not so good practices that could serve as a guide.
Daria Karapetkova
Daria Karapetkova is a lecturer of "Italian Studies" at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski ", translator from Italian and literary critic. She teaches theory, practice and reception of translation as well as disciplines related to the development and problems of modern Italian language. She is the author of the monograph "The Boot in Bulgarian Literary Fashion." Among the authors translated by Karapetkova are such names as Elena Ferrante, Tiziano Terzani, Beppe Severgnini, Isabella Teotochi Albrizzi, Giuseppe Modrich. She contributes to "Literary Newspaper", "The Literature" magazine, "Culture" newspaper and others. She was awarded the prize of the Faculty of Slavic Studies for her debut book; she is also a winner of the prize of the Union of Bulgarian Translators for her study in the field of theory and criticism of translation. She is a member of the Union of Bulgarian Translators.
