Member since Feb '08

Working languages:
German to English

Edwin Miles
Fiction at its best: fast and creative

Koeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Local time: 20:38 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: English Native in English
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Mar 1, 2021 (posted via ProZ.com):  The fifth book in a series of thrillers by Roberts&Maclay: the Tom Wagner books. ...more, + 2 other entries »
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureCinema, Film, TV, Drama
Art, Arts & Crafts, PaintingIdioms / Maxims / Sayings
Electronics / Elect Eng

Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 206, Questions answered: 121, Questions asked: 41
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Translation education Other - University of Oregon
Experience Years of experience: 23. Registered at ProZ.com: May 2005. Became a member: Feb 2008.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials German to English (TH Köln (formerly Cologne University of Applied Sciences / Fachhochschule Köln))
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, DaVinci resolve, Sfera Subtitling platform, Powerpoint, QuarkXPress, Subtitle Workshop, Wordfast

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Bio

Main focus on German-to-English for film, television, literature, academia. Secondary focus on the engineering, electronics and electrical fields, stemming from my early training in electrical engineering drafting.

Deine Geschichte, meine Sprache! Let me bring your words to life in English.

As of 2024, my translation resumé includes screenplays – action movies, thrillers, Ostalgie (including translating "Good Bye, Lenin" for Miramax films) – and other film and TV-related translations (pitches, summaries, dialogue books), fiction, lyrics, marketing copy, ultra-cool blurbs, biographies, company brochures and game translations.

Apart from the internationally successful "Good Bye, Lenin," co-translated with my German wife in 1998, more recent translations include numerous feature-length scripts ("Der Clown," "Hai Alarm auf Mallorca," "Autobahn," and many others) and the "112" TV series (35 episodes) for action concept (www.actionconcept.com), Europe's leading production house for action films. Recent translations also include several TV-film outlines, treatments and summaries for Zeitsprung Entertainment (www.zeitsprung.de) and Grundy UFA as well as the book and additional material behind Knut Elstermann's "Gerdas Schweigen," also for Zeitsprung.

A writer myself, I completed a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing at the University of Oregon in 1995 and in recent years have been focusing more on translating fiction, primarily for AmazonCrossing and Roberts & Maclay (the Tom Wagner series), while continuing to work in film and television.

I have now translated well in excess of three million words in the fiction field, starting with the seven-book "Berlin Gothic" series for AmazonCrossing in 2013. In recent years, I have completed three international bestsellers from Bernhard Hennen's "Elven" series  The ElvenElven Winter, and Elven Queen — as well as Annis Bell's wonderful "Lady Jane" novel and historical novelist Petra Durst-Benning's her outstanding "Century Trilogy" and the equally well received The Seed Woman and The Flower Shop. Most recently (2020 to 2023), I've translated ten books in the Tom Wagner series (think James Bond meets Indiana Jones) for authors Roberts and Maclay.

For me, translation is all about the story, far less about one-to-one word correspondence. What good is an English sentence if it's written by someone with a tin ear? Rhythm and mood matter at least as much as the actual words. I'll work closely with you to bring your story to an English-speaking audience!

 

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Total pts earned: 218
PRO-level pts: 206


Top languages (PRO)
German to English202
English to German4
Top general fields (PRO)
Tech/Engineering82
Art/Literary43
Bus/Financial28
Law/Patents22
Other16
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Top specific fields (PRO)
Electronics / Elect Eng23
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting20
Automotive / Cars & Trucks16
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings12
Poetry & Literature12
Media / Multimedia11
Transport / Transportation / Shipping10
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Profile last updated
Nov 21



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