Literary Translation Projects: German to English
I’ve translated German fiction and creative nonfiction into English from bestselling authors such as Sebastian Fitzek, Charlotte Roth, Frank Goldammer, Werner Sonne, Andreas Kollender, and Mac P. Lorne, among others. I also translate samples and marketing materials for publishers, agencies, and film clients.
Please contact me here or at sfanderson66 [at] gmail.com with any inquiries.
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Recent Projects
Der erste letzte Tag: Kein Thriller (The First Last Day: Not a Thriller) (Droemer Knauer, 2021) from bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek.
A few accolades:
2022: Long-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation, the leading prize for novels published in the UK.
2018: Residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia).
2015: TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY.
Published Translations:
The Lion's Claws: The Robin Hood Series, Book 1 (audiobook)
by Mac P. Lorne
Bestselling author Mac P. Lorne reimagines the origins of Robin Hood in an epic historical saga, as if Ken Follett and George R.R. Martin had joined forces to tell the true story behind the myth.
From CalebANDKyle. Original version: Die Pranken des Löwen
Defense Mechanisms: A Medical Thriller
by Mo Kramer
What if the cure for every disease became the greatest threat humanity has ever faced? Every miracle has a price.
Original version: Abwehr
The World Is One Big Story and We All Play a Part: Michael Ende—A Novel of a Life
by Charlotte Roth
Michael Ende (1929 – 1995), author of the fantasy novel The Neverending Story, is one of the world’s most well-known German writers. This wonderful biographical novel imagines Michael Ende the man and paints a wealth of images that come together to form the mosaic of his story.
From Hocke Books. Original version: Die ganze Welt ist eine grosse Geschichte, and wir spielen darin mit.
Storm
by Uwe Laub
A meteorologist and executive secretary work with the U.S. government to avoid certain disaster, all while trying to avoid an assassin. For fans of Michael Crichton.
From Auguste Crime at Clevo Books. Original version: Sturm
Seat 7a
by Sebastian Fitzek
Germany’s king of the psychological thriller takes to the skies with a terrifying and twisted new novel.
Long-listed for the 2022 CWA Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation.
From Head of Zeus. Original version: Flugangst 7a
Where the Desert Meets the Sea
by Werner Sonne
An illuminating and heart-stirring historical novel set in post-WWII Palestine, where the boundaries of love and friendship are challenged by the intractable conflicts of war.
I translated part of Where the Desert Meets the Sea while on a residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany, with support from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia).
From Amazon Crossing. Original version: Jerusalem, Jerusalem
A Thousand Devils
(Max Heller, Dresden Detective Book 2)
by Frank Goldammer
A disturbing murder reveals a high-stakes conspiracy among the ruins of postwar Dresden.
From Amazon Crossing. Original version: Tausend Teufel
The Air Raid Killer
(Max Heller, Dresden Detective Book 1)
by Frank Goldammer
As World War II ends, a killer’s game begins.
From Amazon Crossing. Original version: Der Angstmann
The Honest Spy
by Andreas Kollender
During one of history’s darkest chapters, one man is determined to make a difference.
From Amazon Crossing. Original version: Kolbe. More about Fritz Kolbe here.
More published translations:
”Pretty Women from Hangelar,” by Sven Heuchert, a short story from his collection Asche (Ashes) (2015); also appeared in the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, 2017.
Grave Intent (2016), Alexander Hartung
Terminal (2015), Mike Powelz
Mark of Cain (2014), Marcus Hünnebeck
Until the Debt is Paid (2014), Alexander Hartung
Alexanderplatz, Berlin (Kindle Single) (2014), Georg Diez
Completed manuscripts:
I’ve also completed the thrillers Trigger (Heyne, 2009) by Wulf Dorn and the Auris sequel Die Frequenz des Todes (Droemer Knauer, 2020) by Vincent Kliesch from an idea by Sebastian Fitzek. Before those came the first Auris novel by Vincent Kliesch (2019), Sebastian Fitzek's Abgeschnitten (Droemer Knauer, 2013) and Michael Tsokos’ sequel Abgeschlagen (2019). All have been on submission to publishers under contract with AVA International agency in Munich and the authors.
Other novels translated and submitted to publishers include Die Göring-Verschwörung (The Göring Conspiracy) (2010) by Achim Müller Hale, Westend Blues (2009) by Helmut Barz, and Dunkle Tage (Dark Days) (2006) by Gunnar Kunz.