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Nicole Fares is a Lebanese academic and translator. She obtained a bachelor's degree in translation and interpretation from
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in Beirut. She then obtained an M.F.A in literary translation and a Ph.D. in
comparative literature Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study ...
and cultural studies. from the University of Arkansas. Fares has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English. Her book length translations include: * ''32'', by Sahar Mandour. Longlisted for the
Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation The Banipal Prize, whose full name is the Saif Ghobash–Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, is an annual prize awarded to a translator (or translators) for the published English translation of a full-length literary work in the Arab ...
, 2016. * ''Jerusalem Stands Alone'', by Mahmoud Shukair. * ''No One May Remain'', by Haitham Hussein. * ''Vienna'', by Sahar Mandour. * ''From Amuda to Amuda'', by Siruan H. Hussein. * ''In Gaddafi's Clutches'', by Ahmed Vall Dine. Her translations have also appeared in ''
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'' (2014), ''
Jadaliyya ''Jadaliyya'' ("dialectic") is an independent ezine founded in 2010 by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) to cover the Arab World and the broader Middle East. It publishes articles in Arabic, French, English and Turkish, and is run primarily on a ...
'' (2013), ''Alchemy Journal of Translation'' (2013), and others. Her contributions on literature theory and cultural studies include ''Brave New World: Critical Insights'' (Salem Press, 2014).

', 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.
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.


See also

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List of Arabic-English translators The following is a list of translators primarily translating literary works in the Arabic language into English editions that have been published in print. The leading prizes in this field of translation are the Banipal Prize and the Arkansas Arab ...


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