Natalia Magnat
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Natalia Magnat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1954 |
| Died | 18 October 1997 (aged 42) |
| Philosophical work | |
| School | Marxism |
| Main interests | Marxism, translation, aesthetics, culture, philosophy |
Natalia Yakovlevna Magnat (Russian: Ната́лья Я́ковлевна Магна́т; November 5, 1954 – October 18, 1997)[1] was a Soviet and Russian translator of English, author of works on literary criticism and aesthetics, leader of underground leftist organizations "Left School" (Russian: Левая школа) and "Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union" (NCPSU) (Russian: Неокоммунистическая партия Советского Союза (НКПСС)).
Natalia Magnat was born in a family of a violinist and a pediatrician. She graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical University as a teacher of English and German languages. In the late 1970s - early 1980s she worked in SIC Informkultura (Scientific Information Center for Culture and Arts). After the beginning of perestroika she became professionally engaged in translation of fiction. She has translated, among others, works of: Aldous Huxley, Henry Kuttner, Roger Zelazny, Douglas Adams, Glen Cook, George R. R. Martin, Jack Vance, Gordon R. Dickson, A. Bertram Chandler, Connie Willis, Roger MacBride Allen, Terry Brooks, Michael Swanwick, Paul Di Filippo. Many works, translated by her, went through multiple printings.[2][3]