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Paula Haydar is an American academic and translator.〔(Profile in Banipal website )〕 She obtained a bachelor's degree in physics in 1987 and an M.Ed in 1991 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She then obtained an MFA in literary translation from the University of Arkansas. At present, she is teaching Arabic at the University of Arkansas while pursuing a PhD in comparative literature.〔(Profile in Clockroot Books website )〕 Haydar has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English. Her book length translations include: * ''Touch'' by Adania Shibli * ''The End of Spring'' by Sahar Khalifeh * ''Learning English'' by Rachid Al-Daif (with Adnan Haydar) * ''This Side of Innocence'' by Rachid Al-Daif * ''The Kingdom of Strangers'' by Elias Khoury * ''The Journey of Little Gandhi'', by Elias Khoury * ''City Gates'' by Elias Khoury (also translated as ''Gates of the City'') She won the Arkansas Arabic Translation Prize for her translation of Elias Khoury's ''The Kingdom of Strangers''. Her work has appeared in two issues of ''Banipal'' magazine (1998, 2008). She is married to fellow academic Adnan Haydar and lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Their son Fuad "Kikko" Haydar currently plays basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.〔(Kikko Haydar profile in Arkansas Razorbacks website )〕 ==See also== * List of Arabic-English translators 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paula Haydar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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