Dorota Kyntäjä

Languages

Mother tongue

Polish

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

Polish

Other language skills

English, Russian

Education

Academic degree

M.Sc., Cracow Academy of Economics, 2000 + doctoral studies 2002-2004 (My work has been writing & translating economic texts. In Finland I have also worked as a translator in social offices.)

Additional subject-specific studies

Creative writing and poem translation training, FILI, Jan.-Feb. 2021

Poem translation workshop, FILI, March-April 2021

Mentoring programme for translators, FILI, Feb.-Oct. 2021

Children and YA literature translation workshop, FILI, December 2021

Luovan kirjoittamisen työpaja, FILI, October 2022

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Poetry, Drama, Literature for children and young people, Crime/detective, Non-fiction, Economics, Mathematics, Music, Pedagogy and education, Religion

List of translations

Mała duża historia o jutrze. Dreams Wydawnictwo, 2016. Original title: Pieni suuri tarina huomisesta by Reka Kirely. Genre: Literature for children and young people.

Wiersze dla dzieci Kirsi Kunnas. "Kirsi Kunnas, wiersze", blog, 2020. Original title: Lastenrunoja by Kirsi Kunnas. Genre: Literature for children and young people. https://kirsi-kunnas-wiersze.blogspot.com/

Finlandia literacka. Fraza literary magazine, University of Rzeszow, 2021. Original title: fragments of novels and pieces of poetry by Isa Asp, Kirsti Ellilä, JH Erkko, Virpi Hämeen-Anttila, Juha Itkonen, Riina Katajavuori, Kirsi Kunnas, Eino Leino, Roope Lipasti, Pauliina Rauhala, Katri Vala. Genre: Prose. Genre: Poetry

Bialy zajac. Wielka Litera, 2022. Original title: Valkea jänis by JP Koskinen. Genre: Prose. short story in an anthology book

Zima. Wielka Litera, 2023. Original title: Talvi by JP Koskinen. Genre: Prose. short story in an anthology book

Fińskie powieści, których nie znacie. FB site , started 2022. Original title: by . Genre: Prose. Fragments of Finnish novels not published in Poland

Leśne Runo. FB site, started 2021. Original title: by . Genre: Poetry. Finnish poems in Polish

Smierc na Wyspie Szczescia. Czwarta Strona (Wydawnictwo Poznanskie), 2023 (in spe). Original title: Onnelisten saari by Eeva Louko. Genre: Prose. translated in 2022, publishing postponed for unknown reason

Now translating

Cristal Snow, Penni Pähkinäsydän ja Viluhallan salaisuus



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Updated: 8.8.2023