Nicole Fares Explained

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 https://www.amazon.in/Constructions-Masculinity-Middle-North-Africa/dp/9774169751, AUC Press, Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa: Literature, Film, and National Discourse. Sep. 2020. Print.

See also

• List of Arabic-English translators

External links

• • Profile in World Literature Today
• Profile in Public Pool
• Profile in Words Without Borders

Notes and References

1. http://cavern.uark.edu/rd_arsc/mest/6241.php, Center for Middle East Studies, University of Arkansas, Faculty/Staff
2. http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/spring-2016/32-sahar-mandour.html, Syracuse University Press, Series books on Middle East literature in translation, Mandour, Sahar. 32. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Syracuse: Syracuse UP, 2016. Print
3. http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/spring-2018/jerusalem-stands.html, Syracuse University Press, Series books on Middle Eastern literature in translation, Shukair, Mahmoud. Jerusalem Stands Alone. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 2. Syracuse UP, 2018. Print
4. https://www.amazon.com/No-One-May-Remain-Christie-ebook/dp/B097757ZP6.html, Dar Adab for Publishing and Translation, Hussein, Haitham. No One May Remain. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Dar Adab, 2021. Print
5. , Seal Press Publishing, Mandour, Sahar. Vienna. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Dar Adab, 2021. Print
6. , Arta Publishing, Hussein, Siruan. From Amuda to Amuda. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Arta Publishing, 2022. Print
7. , Dar Adab for Publishing and Translation, Vall Dine, Ahmed. In Gaddafi's Clutches. Trans. Nicole Fares. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Dar Adab Publishing and Translation, 2022. Print
8. http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/hayat-excerpt-32, Mandour, Sahar. "Hayat (an Excerpt from 32)." World Literature Today. Trans. Nicole Fares. N.p., 14 Aug. 2014. Web
9. http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/10394/32-by-sahar-mandour, Mandour, Sahar. "32 by Sahar Mandour." Jadaliyya. Trans. Nicole Fares. N.p., 28 Feb. 2013. Web
10. https://quote.ucsd.edu/alchemy/2013/05/21/32/, Mandour, Sahar. "Alchemy » 32." Alchemy Journal of Translation. Trans. Nicole Fares. University of California, San Diego, 21 May 2013. Web
11. http://www.salempress.com/press_titles.html?book=143, Salem Press, Anthology: collection of essays that delve into the cultural, historical, comparative and critical contexts, Booker, Keith. Brave New World: Critical Insights. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Ipswich: Salem, 2014. Print.