Minna Jeffery

Languages

Mother tongue

English, Finnish

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

English

Education

Academic degree

BA, University of York, 2016 (English and Related Literature)
MA, Birkbeck College & Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 2017 (Text and Performance)
PhD, University of Kent, 2023 (Drama by Practice as Research)

Additional subject-specific studies

FILI Translation Mentorship (2022)
FILI Beginner Translators course (2021)
BCLT Literary Translation Summer School (2021)

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Drama, Literature, Theatre and dance

List of translations

The Rainbow Stairs. Bonnier Rights / WSOY, 2021. Original title: Sateenkaariportaat by Hanna Weselius. Genre: Prose. 40-page sample

Pete. Bonnier Rights / Kosmos, 2022. Original title: Pete by Ville Verkkapuro. Genre: Prose. 30-page sample

Black Mirror. Elina Ahlback / WSOY, 2021. Original title: Musta Peili by Emma Puikkonen. Genre: Prose. 50-page sample

Epilogue to 'Notes on a Place' by Kimmo Metsäranta . Khaos Publishing, 2023. Original title: Epilog by Hanna Weselius. Genre: Non-fiction.

The Shadow Sonata. Bonnier Rights / WSOY, 2023. Original title: Valon ja pimeän sonaatit by Tiina Laitila Kälvemark. Genre: Prose. 110-page sample

Arctic Wedding Nightmare. Elina Ahlback / Otava, 2023. Original title: Umpihangessa alttarille by Jenni Multisilta. Genre: Prose. 50-page sample

Nothing Really Disappears. Elina Ahlback / Like, 2023. Original title: Mikään ei todella katoa by Laura Gustafsson . Genre: Prose. 30-page sample

The Worker's Wife. (unpublished), . Original title: Työmiehen vaimo by Minna Canth. Genre: Drama. Translated as part of PhD thesis.

Now translating

Children of Misfortune (Kovan onnen lapsia) by Minna Canth & The Basement Flats (Kellarikerroksessa) by Elvira Willman



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Uppdaterad: 12.1.2024