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Award-winning and UN-certified literary translator with 15+ years of experience translating novels, short stories, memoirs, and non-fiction
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Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Young Adult
Translator of German fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature—diligent, professional, and attuned to the nuance of language.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Music, Math & Science, Children's, Historical Fiction
ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in literature, academic writing, and translation review and assessment.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Short Story, Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, Sociology, Education & Reference, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction
Guggenheim Fellow. Independent scholar. Award-winning translator of literature, speculative fiction, and more than 450 graphic novels!
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children's, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Crime, History, Humanities & Social Sciences
I'm an experienced freelance literary translator who's translated 20 books in a variety of genres; some of my translations were bestsellers.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Thriller & Suspense, Cultural & Ethnic, Magical Realism, Literary Fiction, Action & Adventure
Award-winning literary and academic translator (Spanish to English). Fiction, nonfiction, and comics.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Short Story, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Travel, Contemporary Fiction
Award-winning French-to-English literary translator. Authors include Leïla Slimani, Laurent Binet, and Proust.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, History, Humanities & Social Sciences
A linguistic perfectionist, steeped in years of study and appreciation of German language and culture.
Work experience:
Services: Translation Book Translation Translation Assessment
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Humanities & Social Sciences, Technology
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