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Podcast: Translation Confessional
Episode: Translating Non-Fiction Books
Description: Looking at my current book translation portfolio―see link below if you want to check it out―I’ve translated more non-fiction than fiction from Portuguese to English, which is the language pair I work with the most when it comes to book translations. Okay, among currently published titles, it’s 11 versus 10, with two more that are ready and awaiting publication, but it’s still indicative of what I seem attracted to, or the kind of material that ends up finding me.
As a translator, I enjoy non-fiction books because of the research involved in the process. I’m still...