Nelmari Marais (translator)

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Nelmari marais

Try me I'm new, comes to mind but leaves in the same hurry it had arrived in. Never a good thing speaking ones mind, not while you still feel the dreamy thickness of a swirl hot boiled condensed milk that you just swallowed. Who still does that, boil condensed milk, people nowdays just go buy the caramel addiction at their local. Ahh it is because I am not people, I'm me.

Can I translate , yes yes I can. Do I love words, stories, novels, people?  No, not love, too mild a word that - love.  Passion - sighs deeply with a quickned heartbeat - yes passion.  Passion for words, the creativeness of peoples minds, souls with words, bleeding creative souls.  So many stories and not enough people to tell them. My other passions are genealogy, history,anthropology and low and behold forensic science. Oh the secrets of our ancestors, how dare they! The story a bag of bones can tell and last but not least the story of evidence left behind by murderers.  Always a story to tell, these things.

Ok Dear Author , I can ramble on about how good I would be at translating your hearts work into Afrikaans, the proof will always be in the end result. Yes I have some experience in translating, always in a freelancing capacity, Give me a try - I will surprise you everytime. I have the time to be dedicated to your work, to put as much passion and hard work into your creation as you have.  In the end translating is a labor of love for me. I love and enjoy translating remarkable 'stories' so that it may be enjoyed by a bigger audience.  

I will not take on work that I can not connect to. It is important for me to connect with the author's creation, I am open for most everything just not romantic fiction, most fiction infact. Faction however is a entirely different genre. 

Personality wise I can be a very complex individual, the best advice I can give anyone regarding myself is that age old piece of wisdom, never judge a book by its cover. Yes I have a good sense of humor , but not a flimsy one, life is not flimsy. I believe that writing is a soul bleeding and treat it with the respect it deserves. 

A person who reads have lived a thousand lives in one lifetime, he who doesn't - never lived at all.  

 


Native language: Afrikaans
Translates from: English, Afrikaans
Translates into: English, Afrikaans


Books fully translated by this user:

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Nelmari produced an excellent translation in very good time. She was extremely helpful throughout the translation process and I look forward to working with her on future translations.
Afrikaans
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Once again, Nelmari produced an excellent translation and was very helpful throughout the translation process. It was a pleasure to work with her on this project.
Afrikaans
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Babelcube's system created some technical problems with this translation, but Nelmari rose to the challenge magnificently. It was a delight to work with her and no praise is high enough.
Afrikaans
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Once again, it was a pleasure to work with Nelmari on this project. She is a quality translator who works to the highest professional standards. We are delighted that she is a partner in our translated books.
Afrikaans
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It was a great pleasure working with Nelmari on this series. She was very helpful throughout the translation process. Indeed, I could not of asked more of a translator. I sincerely hope that we will work together again on future projects.
Afrikaans
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It is always a pleasure to work with Nelmari and once again she produced an excellent translation in very good time.
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Nelmari takes her time to do the job right and she is a conscientious communicator. I would work with her again.
Afrikaans
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Nelmari always delivers an excellent translation and is very helpful throughout the translation process. It was a pleasure working with her on this project.
Afrikaans
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As ever, Nelmari was very helpful throughout the translation process and delivered a quality translation in very good time.


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