Tag Archives: Amelia Ellis

On Working Directly with the Author

Posted on November 7, 2013 by forwardtranslations

A few people have asked me if I’d write something about my experience of working directly with a self-published author rather than a publisher. I’m not too sure what to say about it but so as not to contradict my … Continue reading →

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EXCESS – The Art of Treason by Mathias Frey

Posted on May 24, 2013 by forwardtranslations

After six months or so of work my translation of Mathias Frey’s self-published political thriller EXCESS – The Art of Treason has now finally gone live on Kindle. Translating a book by an indie author, with the translation also to … Continue reading →

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10 Years Down the Line – Expectations and Reality of Literary Translation

Posted on August 6, 2012 by forwardtranslations

This time ten years ago I was working on my MA dissertation – an annotated translation of Gudrun Pausewang‘s Die Verräterin, which would be published by Andersen Press as Traitor about two years later – eight years ago yesterday, in fact. … Continue reading →

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