Mélanie Taquet

Languages

Mother tongue

French

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

French

Other language skills

English

Education

Academic degree

Phd student, Caen, France, 2022 - ongoing (Finnish literature)

Additional subject-specific studies

Master's Degree in International cultures and literatures, major: nordic countries, University of Caen, France, 2021

Children and YA literature translation, FILI, 2021
Course for Beginner Translators, FILI, 2021
Translation Mentorship Program, FILI, 2020-2021
Summer translation course, CIMO, 2019
BA in nordic languages, cultures and literatures, major: Finland, Caen, France, 2019

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Poetry, Literature for children and young people, Comics, Crime/detective, Fantasy & science fiction, Non-fiction

List of translations

L'autre option. Presses universitaires de Caen, 2022. Original title: Toinen vaihtoehto by Marisha Rasi-Koskinen. Genre: Prose. This short story is published in the anthology "L'été des abeilles", edited by Rea Peltola, Harri Veivo and Anna Helle.

L'océan a mal au ventre. Lasten Keskus, 2023. Original title: Meren maha on kipeä by Pirjo Havia. Genre: Literature for children and young people. French translation only available in Benin

Quand le roi meurt. HarperCollins France, May 2024. Original title: Kun kuningas kuolee by Elina Backman. Genre: Prose.



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Uppdaterad: 5.3.2024