Nicole Fares
Lebanese academic and translator
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Nicole Fares is a Lebanese academic and translator. She obtained a bachelor's degree in translation and interpretation from AUST in Beirut. She then obtained an M.F.A in literary translation and a Ph.D. in comparative literature and cultural studies. from the University of Arkansas.[1]
Fares has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English. Her book length translations include:
- 32, by Sahar Mandour.[2] Longlisted for the Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, 2016.
- Jerusalem Stands Alone, by Mahmoud Shukair.[3]
- No One May Remain, by Haitham Hussein.[4]
- Vienna, by Sahar Mandour.[5]
- From Amuda to Amuda, by Siruan H. Hussein.[6]
- In Gaddafi's Clutches, by Ahmed Vall Dine.[7]
Her translations have also appeared in World Literature Today (2014),[8] Jadaliyya (2013),[9] Alchemy Journal of Translation (2013),[10] and others. Her contributions on literature theory and cultural studies include Brave New World: Critical Insights (Salem Press, 2014).[11] and Inclusion and Exclusion: Arab Immigrants and Belonging in Europe , AUC Press, Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa: Literature, Film, and National Discourse. Sep. 2020. Print.