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Translation, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling
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Poetry & Literature
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Project History
1 projects entered 1 positive feedback from outsourcers
Project Details
Project Summary
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Translation Volume: 128000 words Duration: Apr 2021 to Jun 2021 Languages: Spanish to English
128,000 word novel
Sample sentences as approved by author J. J. García Mendoza. (No spoilers!)
[La verdad en los sueños / The Truth in Dreams]
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Habían pasado los años de mi esperanza, esa que nos suele invadir a todos cuando no conocemos nada, pero que empuja a aventurarnos en la traidora certeza de que todo lo que se nos ponga en el camino, absolutamente todo, lo enfrentaremos y lo superaremos, con la exclusiva excepción hecha de un corazón roto.
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My hopeful years were behind me. Back then, I was full of the feeling which overwhelms us when we know nothing; it grants us the false sense of security that we can face and overcome anything, absolutely anything that life sets in front of us, a broken heart being the only exception.
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Sus orígenes humildes no podrían, por sí solos, garantizar la nobleza de la madera, la materia prima con la que habían tallado su carácter. Su verdadera virtud, la principal, sí lo hacía único. Era un buen hombre —aunque esto vino a afianzarse después—, nacido en un lugar remoto del país con el germen de superación más arraigado que se haya conocido, quería ser alguien útil.
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His impoverished origins alone couldn’t guarantee the integrity of the wood, the raw material from which his character would be carved. Yet his principal virtue, truthfulness, made him unique. He was a good man—although that came to pass later—born in a remote part of the country where the seeds of the desire to overcome are rooted deeper than anywhere else; he wanted to be a useful person.
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La anémica resistencia a tratar el variopinto menú de brujerías y artilugios al que mis amigas constantemente me sometían para encontrar pareja, y la complicidad de mis esfuerzos por suavizarlo, adaptarlo para hacerlo digerible por mis propias convicciones, no hacían más que promover la ridícula visión especular de mí misma que me deprimía.
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My friends were always begging me to try things from their diverse menu of gadgets and witchcraft intended to attract a partner, and I put up anemic resistance. I made complicit efforts to tone down their suggestions, to make them palatable to my own convictions, but it only served to present me with a ridiculous, speculative view of myself that I found quite depressing.
Poetry & Literature
positive J. J. García Mendoza: Kristina is a superb professional, with a well-disciplined translator working methodology. I collaborated with her in this project and she exceeded my expectations, the quality and nuance of her end literary product is unparalleled. If you are looking for
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Translation education
Bachelor's degree - Indiana University
Experience
Years of experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2019.
I'm a native English-speaker, and my father is a native Spanish-speaker, which means I've been exposed to the language since childhood. In high school and college, I formalized that education before moving to a Spanish-speaking country.
I'm an American who's been living in the province of Catalonia, Spain, for the last 10 years. I work as an editor and translator. I have edited for Xlibris, Inc. of the United States and New Niu Press of Barcelona.
Literary translation is my forte. I've translated novels, chapters, synopsis for publication, as well as a recent project working with the dialogue of a manga-style graphic novel. Who knew there are so many imaginative people in the world? It's a passion of mine to help bring creative works to life in English.
Additionally, I have experience in the fields of insurance and hospitality/guest services.
Feel free to contact me for a quote!
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Project History
1 positive feedback from outsourcers