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Translating Catching Dogs with Dogs by Rob van Essen
Who doesn’t love a good post-apocalyptic nightmare? Well, I guess it depends on how imminent it feels. As jarring as…
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Translating and editing for karres+brands’ new book!
Last year, I collaborated with karres+brands on the translation and editing of their new book. This beautiful Dutch-English bilingual edition…
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ELV Zomercursus Literair Vertalen 2017
From August 21st to 25th, I had the tremendous pleasure of participating in the ELV Summer School for Literary Translation…
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Dutch Architecture Translation for Frits van Dongen
This past Spring, I had the pleasure of working with Elbert Arens, essay writer for Dutch architect Frits van Dongen,…
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Freelance Annual Report Writer for Amsterdam NGO
In the first half of 2017, I was commissioned by the Max Foundation to write their 2016 Annual Report. It…
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Takeaways from Translator Made Corporeal
This photo is what got me to theTranslator Made Corporeal event at the British Library in the first place. It…
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Urology under the Swastika
Did you know that hormonal treatments for certain andrological conditions were available in Nazi Germany, or that long before Viagra,…
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Residency at the Vertalershuis Amsterdam
As a translator, you constantly have to make decisions on what to do about these little things. Do you just…
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Translating The Chronicles
“Language is my way of getting a grip on things, of maintaining control in certain situations. Your body is bombarded…
About Kristen Gehrman
Kristen Gehrman is a literary translator from Dutch to English. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, she lives in The Hague, The Netherlands, with her husband and two young children. Translated books include The Melting by Lize Spit (Picador), The History of My Sexuality by Tobi Lakmaker (Granta, winner of the 2024 Vondel Prize for Translation) and The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong (Transit Books). She also works at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where she teaches courses related to translation, writing and multilingual communication.
Kristen Gehrman Language Services is a sole proprietorship registered at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK registration number: 64079481).
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