Translators use their reading and language abilities in order to produce a translation that is sensible and understandable. Honing that skill is, therefore, essential for your success as a translator, and one of the ways of keeping your skills up to par with other veterans out there is by reading books. Books in translation provide insights, techniques, and approaches to translation that are very useful for beginners, and the following books will be able to provide those easily and effectively.

The Beginning Translator's Workbook or the ABC's of French to English Translation

Written by Michele H. Jones, this book was created for the sole purpose of providing French-English studies to help provide a ground structure in terms of theory and practice for students. It gives the reader a step-by-step insight on the key issues of French-to-English translation as well as some techniques to overcome them.

Is That A Fish In Your Ear?

David Bellos is known for his translation of Life: A User's Manual. He wrote Is That A Fish In Your Ear with a light approach that is designed to give the reader a deeper view of the act of translation in terms of human understanding as well as communication. It centers on the practice of translation in two aspects: one is that we all speak differently, and that our perception of the world is greatly influenced by the language that we speak. Another is that we are all the same when it comes to having thoughts, feelings, processing information and so on. Without these two aspects, translation in itself could not exist.

Translation As A Profession

Author Roger Chriss has been in the industry for 14 years. A lot of readers like this because it goes straight to the point, no fluff, honest, and gives a realistic perspective on the field of translation worldwide. It's a must-add book of translation for beginners because it gives all the fundamentals of translation, what you can do with your career as a translator, how to build your future in the translation business, as well as a guide on how to use technology to make your translation easier.

Mox's Illustrated Guide to Freelance Translation

Books in translation can a bit taxing to read because of all the technical terms and what-nots. Alejandro Moreno-Ramos created this book to make learning about translation easy and fun through the lens of Mox, a fictitious cartoon character that goes through the life of a translator that every freelance translators can identify with.

Books on translation studies are really important for everyone, beginners and experts alike. There are many books for translators designed for purposes, with specific modalities that can help you fine tune your profession and improve your skills in translation.