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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…
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Join me at the BCLT Summer School for Literary Translation!
This summer, from 27 Aug to 2 Jul, I will be leading the week-long Literature from Flanders workshop at the…
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The History of My Sexuality Wins Vondel Translation Prize
The History of My Sexuality by Tobi Lakmaker, translated from the Dutch by Kristen Gehrman (Granta, 2024) is the winner…
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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,…
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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…
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The History of My Sexuality
The History of My Sexuality by Tobi Lakmaker, translated by Kristen Gehrman Granta, 181 p., January 2024 Original title: De…
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Ironhead, Or Once a Young Lady
Ironhead, Or Once a Young Lady by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, translated by Kristen Gehrman Levine Querido, 368 p., February 2022…
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Free online course from the ELV – Getting started in Literary Translation
The Expertise Centrum Literaire Vertalen (ELV) of Utrecht University has recently put out a free online course on getting started…
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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…
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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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