Viktor Golyshev

Viktor Petrovich Golyshev (Russian: Виктор Петрович Голышев; born April 26, 1937) is a well-known English-to-Russian translator.

His translations include Light in August, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, All the King's Men, Theophilus North, 1984, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Set This House on Fire, Pulp, and others.

[1] He has said about modern American literature, "It isn't quite worthy of consideration.

"[1] Golyshev initially scoffed at an offer to translate the fifth book in J. K. Rowling's bestselling series ("Hell no, what am I, 8 years old?").

[3] He has not been part of the translating team for any of the other Harry Potter books.