Charlie Coombe

Charlotte Coombe is an award-winning British translator working from French and Spanish into English. She translates fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

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London, United Kingdom

Books

Book cover of Fish Soup by Margarita Garcia Robayo by Charlie Coombe

Fish Soup by Margarita Garcia RobayoTranslation from Spanish. Literary fiction.Charco Press, 2018

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Book cover of Holiday Heart by Margarita García Robayo by Charlie Coombe

Holiday Heart by Margarita García RobayoTranslation from Spanish. Literary fiction.Charco press, 2020

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Book cover of December Breeze by Marvel Moreno by Charlie Coombe

December Breeze by Marvel MorenoCo-translation from Spanish, with Isabel Adey. Literary fiction.Europa Editions, 2022

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Book cover of The Seaweed Revolution by Vincent Doumeizel by Charlie Coombe

The Seaweed Revolution by Vincent DoumeizelTranslation from French. Nonfiction. Legend Times/Hero Press, 2023

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Selected work (10 publications)

Bookanista, 2019

'The masterful Margarita' by Charlotte CoombeAn essay about translating the author Margarita Garcia Robayo's work.

Essay

Translation

Words without Borders, 2020

'Pandemic Diary' by Ricardo RomeroTranslation from Spanish.

Latin American Literature Today, 2020

'Tea in Augsburg' by Marvel Moreno Co-translation from Spanish, with Isabel Adey.

Short Story

Translation

World Literature Today , 2020

'The Parable of the Bread' by Juan VilloroTranslation from Spanish. Part of the 'Pandemic Dispatches' series.

Essay

Translation

Videos

Charlotte Coombe reads from Aminata Aidara's I AM SOMEONE (seeking a publisher)

Charlotte Coombe reads Jimena González’s poem ‘City’ (Modern Poetry in Translation, 2021)

Services

£20/hour

ProofreadingProofreading of English texts.

proofreading

revision

£35/hour

TranslationTranslation from French and Spanish into English in the fields of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry), sustainability/environment, food, travel, tourism, retail, advertising, fashion, lifestyle, culture and the arts.

translation

french

poetry

english

Spanish

creative nonfiction

nonfiction

transcreation