Francisco J. Ramos Mena, translator
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This website is almost ready. Well, I'm actually still thinking about a good presentation text, you know what I mean, a compelling pitch talking about my years of experience, my pro skills, and why it might be a very good idea to have a translation done by me. But at the end of the day, actions speak louder than words, so why don't we just do without all that hype for now and you take a look at the books I've translated to date?
Below you will find some of my most recent translations and some others that have been bestsellers (either in English, in Spanish, or both). Likewise, in the Translations section you can see the complete list of all the books I have translated so far from English into Spanish: right now 151, and rising...
If you feel comfortable reading Spanish, you can take a look at my Spanish blog, where I have been posting a short review of all my translations since 2018 (not only from English, but also from Italian, French and Catalan), or even at my Spanish site, where you will find a short list of some of the best-known authors I have translated so far.
Finally, if you want to contact me or need to ask me for more information, you can email me. Feel free to do it anytime you want. I will be happy to answer you, and if the opportunity arises, it will be a pleasure to work with you, your organization or your publisher by offering a top-quality translation, just like I always do.
Some recently published translations
DASHA KIPER
Viajes a tierras inimaginables. Historias sobre demencia, cuidadores y el funcionamiento de la mente February 2024
REBECCA SMETHURST
Breve historia de los agujeros negros. ¿Qué ocultan los objetos más misteriosos del universo? February 2024
PHILIPPE SANDS
La última colonia. Un relato sobre el exilio, la justicia y el legado colonial británico October 2023
Translated from:
The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy
2022
DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF
La supervivencia de los más ricos. Fantasías escapistas de los milmillonarios tecnológicos September 2023
Translated from:
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
2022
RASHID KHALIDI
Palestina. Cien años de colonialismo y resistencia
February 2023
ANNE APPLEBAUM
Entre Este y Oeste. Un viaje por las fronteras de Europa
January 2023
Translated from:
Between East and West: Across the Borderlands of Europe
2015
ECE TEMELKURAN
Juntos. Un manifiesto contra el mundo sin corazón
November 2022
Translated from:
Together: 10 Choices For a Better Now
2022
JEREMY RIFKIN
La era de la resiliencia. Reimaginar la existencia, resilvestrar la Tierra November 2022 (co-translated)
Translated from:
The Age of Resilience: Reimagining Existence on a Rewilding Earth
2022
BILL BRYSON
El cuerpo humano. Una guía para ocupantes (edición ilustrada)
October 2022
Translated from:
The Body Illustrated. A Guide for Occupants
2022
NOAM CHOMSKY & VIJAY PRASHAD
La retirada. Irak, Libia, Afganistán y la fragilidad del poder de Estados Unidos September 2022
Translated from:
The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power
2022
RICHARD FIRTH-GODBEHERE
Homo emoticus. La historia humana contada desde las emociones September 2022
Translated from:
A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
2021
PATRICK O'NEIL
Fundamentos de política comparada
June 2022
Translated from:
Essentials of Comparative Politics (Sixth Edition)
2018
CARL HONORÉ
Aprende a desacelerar en 30 días. Cuaderno de ejercicios
January 2022
Translated from:
30 Days To Slow: Build a Calmer, Richer Life
2020
ANNA FIFIELD
El gran sucesor. El destino divinamente perfecto del brillante camarada Kim Jong Un January 2022
ANNA LOWENHAUPT TSING
La seta del fin del mundo. Sobre la posibilidad de vida en las ruinas capitalistas October 2021
ZACHARY D. CARTER
El precio de la paz. Dinero, democracia y la vida de John Maynard Keynes
May 2021
Translated from:
The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
2020
ANNE APPLEBAUM
El ocaso de la democracia. La seducción del autoritarismo
May 2021
Translated from:
Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends
2020
LISA FELDMAN BARRETT
Siete lecciones y media sobre el cerebro
March 2021
Translated from:
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
2020
NAOMI KLEIN
En llamas. Un (enardecido) argumento a favor del New Green Deal
February 2021 (co-translated)
Translated from:
On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal
2019
MARCUS CHOWN
El instante mágico. Los diez descubrimientos asombrosos que cambiaron la historia de la ciencia February 2021
Translated from:
The Magicians: Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science
2020
PHILIPPE SANDS
Ruta de escape. Amor, mentiras y justicia en la senda de un fugitivo nazi
January 2021
Translated from:
The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive
2020
Some bestselling translations
BILL BRYSON
El cuerpo humano. Guía para ocupantes
February 2020
Translated from:
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
2019
PHIL KNIGHT
Nunca te pares. Autobiografía del fundador de Nike
October 2016 (co-translated)
Translated from:
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
2016