Deborah Langton - translator

Back in school we were asked to say what we would like to 'be'. We were about 16 then. I didn't need to give it too much thought: Lecturer Translator Librarian. Well, let's forget the Librarian option now, as I spend plenty of time in these peaceful places, just doing my own work. Yes, I was a lecturer and teacher, over twenty-five happy years working with international students and business people in the university world and in the private sector. And now I am just completing my tenth consecutive year of - even more happily - being a freelance translator of fiction and nonfiction from German into English, whether the GB or the US variety. Born in the south-east of England, I lived and worked in Berlin, when it was still West Berlin, Munich, Abu Dhabi, Crema in North Italy and the north-west of England. Now I work in my study looking towards England's South Downs and, when not busy translating, enjoy voluntary outdoor work, such as taking care of special breeds of sheep and helping keep the gardens of local historic houses looking good. I obtained my first degree in 1977 from the University of Cambridge, my Masters from Birkbeck, London in 1986 but my Diploma in Translation (Merit) is a newer achievement from 2011. I've never looked back!

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