Claudia Nierste

Languages

Mother tongue

German

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

German

Other language skills

Czech, English, Icelandic, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish

Education

Academic degree

Master of Arts, University of Greifswald and University of Tampere, 2017–2021 (Finnish and Slavic Studies)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Greifswald and University of Tampere, 2013–2016 (Finnish and Scandinavian Studies)

Additional subject-specific studies
  • translation seminar at Nordkolleg (Rendsburg) with Stefan Moster in March 2020
  • internship at FILI in Helsinki 2019/20
  • beginning translators' course at FILI in August 2019
  • translation studies at the University of Tampere in 2015 and 2018
  • CIMO summer course IV in 2014

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Literature for children and young people, Crime/detective, Fantasy & science fiction, Non-fiction, History, Language, Literature, Music

List of translations

Maa jota ei ole (excerpt). , 2024. Original title: by Heidi Airaksinen. Genre: Prose.

Zwei Menschen in der Dunkelheit (excerpt). Jahrbuch für finnisch–deutsche Literaturbeziehungen, 2023. Original title: Jälkeen by Seidi Saikkonen. Genre: Prose.

Giraffen haben eine blaue Zunge (excerpt). Jahrbuch für finnisch–deutsche Literaturbeziehungen, 2023. Original title: Kirahvin sydän on tavattoman suuri/Giraffens hjärta är ovanligt stort by Sofia & Amanda Chanfreau. Genre: Literature for children and young people.

Toni Nieminen - Mensch und Olympiaheld. Audiomaa, 2023. Original title: Toni Nieminen – Olympiasankari ja ihminen by Toni Nieminen, Jani Uotila. Genre: Non-fiction. (together with Susanne Triesch and Ilse Winkler)

Deine Margot (excerpt). Hans Werner Richter-Stiftung, 2023. Original title: Sinun Margot by Meri Valkama. Genre: Prose. (sample translation)

Leda (excerpt). Helsinki Literary Agency, 2021. Original title: Leda by Anu Kaaja. Genre: Prose. (sample translation)

Einsamkeit ist ein Fehler in der Statistik. Jahrbuch für finnisch–deutsche Literaturbeziehungen, 2021. Original title: Yksinäisyys on tilastollinen harha by Koko Hubara. Genre: Non-fiction.

Aus den Augenlöchern strahlte Leere. Labonde Verlag, collection Neue Nordische Novellen VII, 2020. Original title: Sen silmärei'istä paistoi tyhjyys by Janos Honkonen. Genre: Prose.

Das kleine Blockflötenbuch (excerpt). , 2020. Original title: Pieni nokkahuilukirja by Sini Vahervuo, Titta Lampela. Genre: Non-fiction. (sample translation)

Die dunkle Seite der Sonne (excerpt). Jahrbuch für finnisch–deutsche Literaturbeziehungen, 2020. Original title: Auringon pimeä puoli by Marisha Rasi-Koskinen. Genre: Prose.

Das Geschenk der tausend Tode (excerpt). Bonnier Rights Finland, 2019. Original title: Tuhatkuolevan kirous by Siiri Enoranta. Genre: Prose. (sample translation)

Jedem sein eigener Himmel. Baltic Cultures, 2019. Original title: Omataivas by Suvi Kauppila. Genre: Prose.

Yö ja lasi - Gedichte von Harry Salmenniemi. Baltic Cultures, 2018. Original title: Yö ja lasi by Harry Salmenniemi. Genre: Poetry. (selected poems)

Das hässliche Baby. Baltic Cultures, 2018. Original title: Ruma vauva by Liisa Näsi. Genre: Prose.

Die Zehenjungfrau. freiraum-verlag, collection Neue Nordische Novellen VI, 2018. Original title: Varvasneitsyt by Briitta Hepo-oja. Genre: Prose.

Helmi und Loviisa. Reinecke & Voß, collection Neue Nordische Novellen V, 2017. Original title: Helmi ja Loviisa by Jukka Ahola. Genre: Prose.

Valla (Über Macht). Reinecke & Voß, collection Neue Nordische Novellen V, 2017. Original title: Vallasta by Alana Saul. Genre: Prose. (together with Benjamin Schweitzer)

Now translating

Elina Pitkäkangas: Sang



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Updated: 25.5.2024