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Literary translation services
The task of the literary translator is to preserve the author’s style without losing the essence of the work by adapting it into another language. Therefore, the translation should be entrusted to a specialist with linguistic education, rich professional experience, and inexhaustible vocabulary.
In the case of a simple translation or work of a non-professional specialist, the new work will lose its original beauty. And the mutilated text will bring disappointment, wasted time, and lost money.
Only a high-quality literary translation of songs, books, poems, scripts, subtitles, or memoirs will create the same background, convey the mood and leave the flavour as the original version.
It is unlikely that you will be able to prove the translator that the translation is not very good, to say the least. Therefore, be careful when choosing a contractor for literary translations. And to make sure you don’t miss out, choose MK:translations.
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How can you order literary translation into English or any other language?
Ask our manager to arrange a test translation of a fragment of text of up to 1,000 characters including spaces. Different translators will make it so that you can judge the quality and choose the best option. Samples will show what the final version will look like, and you will place an order without a doubt.
We undertake literary translation projects not only into English but also into French, German, Spanish, or any other popular or rare language. We have more than 80 of them! In order not to waste time, the work can be translated into several languages at once.
We will select the best specialist from our database, which includes more than 500 translators and native speakers. After translation, each word is read by the editor and then by the proofreader. This ordering of work on a literary translation of a book or other project avoids mistakes and ambiguity.
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CEO OF MK:TRANSLATIONS
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Why do you need literary translation?
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01/Translation of articles for websites and news from the media contributes to the dissemination of information
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02/Translation of movie scripts, video subtitles, and song lyrics gives businesses, bloggers and industry the opportunity to grow
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03/Translation of books of different genres helps learn the literary heritage of other countries
How we work with you
We create a team of specialized translators and editors. They produce a final text that resolves business challenges through clear communication. Every project begins with a brief that outlines its deadlines, purpose, target audience, and ToV.
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The workflow
We fix the scope, deadlines, delivery format, and style preferences upfront. For complex projects — clear stages and milestones.
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Available around the clock
A real person who knows your project responds within the hour — not a chatbot, not an auto-reply.
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Dedicated project manager
One point of contact who knows your context, terminology, and preferences. No need to re-explain your business each time.
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Communication on your terms
You choose the format of communication once: email, WhatsApp, Slack, phone — whichever channel you already use.
What does an official translation look like?
An official document translation certified with a company seal is a procedure of affixing a stamp from the respective translation agency.
Please note: in the sample provided, the translation agency’s entries are made in English — the language of the translation!
Please note: in the sample provided, the translation agency’s entries are made in English — the language of the translation!
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What is literary translation?
This is a type of narrowly focused translation associated with literary and fiction texts - prose, fairy tales, poetry, articles. Literary translation is also used for advertising and marketing texts where content needs to be adapted to the target audience. -
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What does literary translation cost?
It is rather difficult to provide exact amount without knowing the details of your project. The English literary translation or any other language cost depends on many factors: type of documentation, language pairs, volume, complexity, urgency, the need for layout, etc. To prepare a calculation, our manager will specify all the details and will offer a couple of options depending on your objectives and budget. -
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What languages can be used to make literary translation of songs?
We perform translations into 80+ languages of the world, which include both widely used and rare ones. We select expert translators and native speakers from our international database for any language pair. -
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How can you order a literary translation of a book?
You can do this in several ways: call the number listed on the website, write on messenger or email, or leave an application on the website. Within the next 15 minutes, our manager will be in touch with you to discuss further details and prepare a calculation for your project.
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