English-Dutch Biography Translation Project

I have a completed English-language biography—roughly 50,000 – 100,000 words—that I now need rendered into natural, engaging Dutch. The text blends narrative storytelling with factual detail, so accuracy and tone both matter; I want Dutch readers to feel they are reading an original work, not a word-for-word conversion. You’ll be working from the finished manuscript (supplied in Word). Maintaining chapter structure, headings, footnotes and any quotations exactly as they appear is essential. A keen eye for cultural nuance will help you localise idioms and references without losing the author’s voice. If you prefer using a CAT tool such as Trados or memoQ to keep terminology consistent, that’s fine with me—just return a clean, fully formatted file. Deliverables • Complete Dutch manuscript in .docx, mirroring original layout • A tracked-changes version showing your edits • Short translator’s note summarising tricky terms or stylistic choices Acceptance criteria • Dutch prose reads smoothly, free of literal “Englishisms” • Names, dates, citations and factual data remain unchanged and accurate • No missing sections; word count stays in the same range as the source • File opens error-free and matches the layout of the original Please include a brief note on similar non-fiction or biography projects you’ve handled and suggest a realistic timeline for completion. I’ll provide a five-page sample for you to translate first so we can confirm tone before moving on to the full manuscript.