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.[1] The leading prizes in this field of translation are the Banipal Prize and the Arkansas Arabic Translation Award.
A[]
- Farouk Abdel Wahab
- Leila Abouzeid
- Sinan Antoon
- A. J. Arberry
- Albakry Mohammed
- Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot
- Omran Akasha
B[]
- Aida Bamia
- Joseph Bell
- Sophie Bennett
- Marilyn Booth
- Keith Bosley
- Angele Botros Samaan
- Issa J. Boullata
- Sargon Boulus
- Paul Bowles
- Leon Carl Brown
- Richard Francis Burton
C[]
- Anthony Calderbank
- Yigal Carmon
- Catherine Cobham
- Elliot Colla
- Miriam Cooke
- Michael Cooperson
- Robyn Creswell
D[]
E[]
F[]
- Nicole Fares
- Ahmed Fathy
- Elizabeth Fernea
- Bassam Frangieh
G[]
H[]
- Marilyn Hacker
- Hala Halim
- Stuart A. Hancox
- Nay Hannawi
- Yasmeen Hanoosh
- Michelle Hartman
- Paula Haydar
- Samuel Hazo
- Sherif Hetata
- William M. Hutchins
J[]
K[]
L[]
- Trevor LeGassick
- Frances Liardet
- David Larsen, translator of Names of the Lion by Ibn Khalawayh (Wave Books, 2017), winner of the 2018 Harold Landon Morton Award.
M[]
- Khaled al-Masri
- Khaled Mattawa
- Karen McNeil
- James T. Monroe
- Ibrahim Muhawi
N[]
O[]
R[]
S[]
T[]
V[]
W[]
- Magdi Wahba
- Max Weiss
- Lisa White
- Jonathan Wright
Y[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Boston University Libraries Research Guide on Contemporary Arab Women Writers translated into English". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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