German Translation Exercise: Dark Tidings by Catherine Shepherd

An excerpt from a German thriller, translated into English.

This is probably going to distress some people, but I’ve already had to scrap one translation this week due to racism. I have to do better flagging the word “Kontinent” as something to approach with trepidation in the future, that’s on me. There are themes of child abuse in this excerpt, so if you’re sensitive to that, please feel free to skip this week…