Nicole Fares

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 MFA in literary translation from the University of Arkansas. At present, she is teaching world literature at the University of Arkansas while pursuing a PhD in comparative literature and cultural studies.
Fares has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English. Her book length translations include:
32, by Sarah Mandour
Jerusalem Stands Alone, by Mahmoud Shukair (Upcoming)
Her translations have also appeared in World Literature Today (2014), Jadaliyya (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).