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第4回（2009年） Winner
Samah Selim
サマ・セリム
Samah Selim
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 国籍
- Egyptian
- 言語
- Arabic, English
- 居住地歴
- Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA → New York (Columbia University, Barnard College) → Aix-en-Provence (University of Provence), France
経歴
- 職業
- scholar, translator, university professor, author
- 活動期間
- 1997年〜
- 所属
- Rutgers University, Columbia University (visitor/adjunct), Princeton University (visitor/adjunct), University of Provence (Aix-en-Provence)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College | English Literature (undergraduate) | Department of English | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | Graduate School (PhD program) | Related to English/Comparative Literature | PhD | — | United States |
Barnard College
English Literature (undergraduate)
/ Department of English
国:
United States
Reported to have studied English literature at the undergraduate level; exact graduation year not specified.
Columbia University
Graduate School (PhD program)
/ Related to English/Comparative Literature
学位:
PhD
卒業年:
1997
国:
United States
Received PhD in 1997.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Banipal Prize (for Arabic Literary Translation) | The Collar and the Bracelet (by Yahya Taher Abdullah; translated by Samah Selim) | 翻訳 | Banipal (UK magazine of modern Arab literature) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Arkansas Arabic Translation Award | Shajarat al-Durr (novel by Jurji Zaydan; translated by Samah Selim) | 翻訳 | University of Arkansas Press | 受賞 |
Banipal Prize (for Arabic Literary Translation)
2009
対象作品:
The Collar and the Bracelet (by Yahya Taher Abdullah; translated by Samah Selim)
部門:
翻訳
主催:
Banipal (UK magazine of modern Arab literature)
結果:
受賞
Arkansas Arabic Translation Award
2011
対象作品:
Shajarat al-Durr (novel by Jurji Zaydan; translated by Samah Selim)
部門:
翻訳
主催:
University of Arkansas Press
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Novel and the Rural Imaginary in Egypt, 1880-1985
2004年 Literary criticism / scholarshipA scholarly study examining rural representations in modern Egyptian novels (1880–1985), analyzing how rurality shapes narrative and its relations with urban and national discourse.
rural vs. urbanmodern Egyptian literaturenarrative and society
The Collar and the Bracelet (translation)
2009年 Translation (Arabic novel into English)An English translation of a novel by Yahya Taher Abdullah, bringing to Anglo-American readers a work depicting Egyptian social life and individual struggles.
social historyfamily and tradition
全著作
- The Novel and the Rural Imaginary in Egypt, 1880-1985 (2004)
- Yahya Taher Abdullah, The Collar and the Bracelet (trans. Samah Selim; Banipal Prize winner, 2009)
- Jurji Zaydan, Shajarat al-Durr (trans. Samah Selim; Arkansas Translation Award, 2011)
- Khaled Ziadeh, Neighborhood and Boulevard: Reading through the Modern Arab City (trans. Samah Selim)
- Mohamed Makhzangi, Memories of a Meltdown: An Egyptian Between Moscow and Chernobyl (trans. Samah Selim)
- Miral al-Tahawy, Brooklyn Heights (trans. Samah Selim; forthcoming at time of source)
- Arwa Saleh, The Stillborn: Notebooks of a Woman from the Student-Movement Generation in Egypt (trans. Samah Selim)
作家による翻訳
- Yahya Taher Abdullah, The Collar and the Bracelet — English translation
- Jurji Zaydan, Shajarat al-Durr — English translation
- Khaled Ziadeh, Neighborhood and Boulevard — English translation
- Mohamed Makhzangi, Memories of a Meltdown — English translation
- Miral al-Tahawy, Brooklyn Heights — English translation (forthcoming)
- Arwa Saleh, The Stillborn — English translation
作風・主題
- 文体
- scholarly and precise prosetranslation approach that prioritizes fidelity to the source and cultural annotation
- 頻出モチーフ
- rural/urban contrastintersection of history and societycross-cultural dialogue through translation
評価・遺産
Samah Selim has played an important role in introducing modern Arabic literature to English-speaking audiences as both a translator and a scholar. She is recognized for contributions to literary scholarship and for being the first person to win both the Banipal and Arkansas translation awards.
豆知識
- First person to win both the Banipal Prize (2009) and the Arkansas Arabic Translation Award (2011).