Languages
- Mother tongue
Czech
- Translates from
Finnish
- Translates to
Czech
- Other language skills
English, French, Spanish
Education
- Academic degree
MA, University of Helsinki, 2017 (Finnish language and culture)
BA, Charles University in Prague, 2012 (Anglo-American Studies, Finnish language)
- Additional subject-specific studies
Certification:
CELTA, TEFL, CAE, DALF
Therapeutic Writing, Running Writing Workshops certification; PWA (https://www.profwritingacademy.com/)
Bioneuroemoción (Postgrado en Bioneuroemoción - Enric Corbera Institute)
Intensive Finnish language course, University of Tampere, CIMO
Course on contemporary Finnish Literature, University of Jyväskylä, CIMO
Translations
- Interests and specialisation
Fiction
- List of translations
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Ženy, které mi nedají spát (The Women I Think About at Night). Motto, 2020. Original title: Naiset joita ajattelen öisin by Mia Kankimäki. Genre: Prose. I have translated more than 40 novels from English to Czech and 2 novels and various short stories from Finnish to Czech; full list can be found here: https://www.databazeknih.cz/prekladatele/martina-simova-12749
"Finský les". Gutenberg, Labyrint, 2019. Original title: "Suomalainen metsä" by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila. Genre: Prose. The short story was published in a collection of short stories by other Finnish writers
Vážka. PLAV - Měsíčník pro světovou literaturu, 2019. Original title: Sudenkorento by Tiina Raevaara. Genre: Prose.
This Transparent Heart/Průsvitné srdce. Kniha Zlín, 2023. Original title: Tämä läpinäkyvä sydän by Katja Kallio. Genre: Prose.
Vysvětlovánky. Drobek, 2023. Original title: Selityspakki by Kreetta Onkeli. Genre: Prose.
- Now translating
Sami Tissari, Krysa; (Joonatan Tola, The Red planet - editing process)
I will be pleased to write reader’s reports.
Sample translations
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Updated:
6.11.2023