Books
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Daughter of Doom
Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, translated by Kristen Gehrman Levine Querido, 408 p. June 2025 Synopsis: Denmark, 870 AD. Yrsa knows her place in the village of Mimir’s Stool. Though she was born with a crooked foot, she’s never let anyone underestimate her; after all, she’s the daughter of Toke the helmsman and…
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I Will Live
I Will Live by Lale Gül, translated by Kristen Gehrman Virago, 320 p., August 2024 Original title: Ik ga leven, Uitgeverij Prometheus Synopsis: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLonglisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2025 ‘Sex-rich … its bravery and sensuality are undeniable’ Telegraph Büsra is living a double life. At home with her parents, life is an endless…
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My Name is Sita
My Name is Sita by Bea Vianen, translated by Kristen Gehrman Sandorf Passage, 188 p., June 2024 Original title: Sarnami Hai, Cossee Synopsis: Bea Vianen rose to prominence as a writer in both her native Suriname and its European colonizer, the Netherlands, with the publication of My Name Is Sita in 1969. Set in the 1950s in…
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Reading of The Tree and the Vine for Jill! A Women+ in Translation Reading Series
I had the pleasure of reading an excerpt from Dola de Jong’s The Tree and the Vine for Jill! A Women+ in Translation Reading Series. The video can be watched on YouTube HERE.
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The Tree and the Vine nominated for the Vondel Prize
My English translation of The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong, published by Transit Books, is one of nine books longlisted for the Vondel Prize, a biannual award for Dutch literature in translation.
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New in translation! The Melting by Lize Spit
My translation of Lize Spit’s bestselling debut novel The Melting (Het smelt) is now out in the UK with Picador Books with a Translator’s Note by yours truly. The US edition will follow soon!
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The Son and Heir featured for AmazonCrossing’s World Book Day
My English translation of Alexander Münninghoff’s Libris History prize-winning memoir De stamhouder is one of ten works of translated literature that Amazon Crossing is featuring for its World Book Day campaign. This week only, Kindle users can download The Son and Heir for free. Click here for the link. Happy reading!
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Translator’s Note on Literary Hub
The translator’s note that I wrote for the Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong has been adapted and published on LitHub. I learned so much working on this project and am grateful to have a publisher so committed to translator visibility. You can read the full article HERE.
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Great reviews for Dola de Jong!
My English translation of Dola de Jong’s Dutch post-war classic, The Tree and the Vine [De thuiswacht], published by the wonderful Transit Books, came out in May! It was an absolute honor to translate this stunning and important work. So far, the translation has received glowing reviews in The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine and…
