One on One Pavel Medek - translating the adventures of Harry Potter into Czech
Who wouldn't jump at the chance to translate the adventures of Harry Potter? In Czech the distinction of translating the world-famous series is jointly held by two brothers - Vladimir and Pavel Medek. Recently, I was able to sit down with Pavel Medek, who worked on the third book in the series and is now busy translating J.K. Rowling's latest - much darker - instalment - anxiously awaited by Czech children: 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'. Indeed Potter-mania is just as common in the Czech Republic as everywhere else! I began by asking the charismatic translator if he recalled impressions the first time he was introduced to the Harry Potter world.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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