Here is a portion of a 1984 interview Herbert gave to two of his American translators, John and Bogdana Carpenter, in the wake of Jarugelski’s neo-Stalinist crackdown and the rise of Solidarity:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. यो मुलुक सिंगापुर जस्तो बनिसकेको छैन मात्र राजनीतिक परिवर्तन...