Lebanese novelist and academic
| Nazik Saba Yared | |
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| Born | (1928-04-11) 11 April 1928 (age 96) Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
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| Employer | Lebanese American University (1978–1998) |
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| Spouse | Ibrahim Yared |
| Children | 3 |
Nazik Saba Yared (born 11 April 1928 in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine) is a Lebanese novelist and academic, a former professor, and a writer. She is the daughter of Alexander and Hala (Maalouf) Saba. She was married to the late Ibrahim Yared and has three children and four grandchildren.
She earned her degree in philosophy from Fu'ād al-Awwal University in Cairo followed by a Master's and a Ph.D. in Arabic Literature from the American University of Beirut. She first taught Arabic literature at the French Protestant College Collège Protestant Français in Beirut and later from 1978 to 1998 at the Lebanese American University in Beirut.
Works
- حماد عجرد Dār al-Fikr al-Lubnān, 1983
- الصدى المخنوق :: رواية / مؤسسة نوفل،, 1986
- Taqasim ‘ala watarin da’i’ (Improvisations on a missing string). Beirut: Naufal Group. 1992
- Improvisations on a missing string. Translated by Stuart A. Hancox. Arkansas: Arkansas University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-1-55728-496-9.
- Al-dhikrayat al-mulghat. Beirut: Naufal Group. 1998
- Cancelled memories. Translated by Nadine Sinno. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8156-0937-7.
- Dhikrayat lam taktamil. Beirut: Saqi Books. 2008
Non-fiction
- Cheryl Toman, ed. (2007). "Evelyne Accad on Women Excised". On Evelyne Accad: essays in literature, feminism, and cultural studies. Summa Publications. ISBN 978-1-883479-53-4.
- Al-rahhaloun al-`arab wa hadarat al-gharb (Arab travellers and Western Civilization), Beirut: Naufal Group, 1991
- Arab travellers and Western Civilization, London: Saqi Books, 1996
In the Wake of Abu Nuwas (1997) Anthology and Study of Ibn ar-Rumi's Satirical Poetry, Dar al-Saqi (London, England), 1988.
- al-Kātibāt al-Lubnānīyāt: bībliyūghrāfiyā, 1850-1950, Dār al-Sāqī, 2000
- Secularism and the Arab World: (1850-1939), Saqi Books, 26 June 2002, ISBN 978-0-86356-393-5
Untranslated works Yared, Nazik Saba 1928- | Encyclopedia.com
Elias Abu-Shabki (literary criticism), Beit al-Hikma (Beirut, Lebanon), 1969.
Ibn ar-Rumi (literary criticism), Beit al-Hikma (Beirut, Lebanon), 1980.
Ahmad Shauqi (literary criticism), Beit al-Hikma (Beirut, Lebanon), 1981.
Hammad Ajrad (literary criticism), Dar al-Fikr al-Lubnani (Beirut, Lebanon), 1983.Nuqtat ad-Da'ira (novel), Dar al-Fikr al-Lubnani (Beirut, Lebanon), 1983.
Assada al-Makhnuq (novel), Naufal (Beirut, Lebanon), 1986.
Kana al-Amsu Ghadan (novel), Naufal (Beirut, Lebanon), 1988.
In the Wake of Abu Nuwas (literary criticism), Naufal (Beirut, Lebanon), 1992.Fi Dhill al-Qal'a (novel), Dar al-Kitab al-Alami (Beirut, Lebanon), 1996.
Al-Dhikrayat al-Mulghat (novel), Naufal (Beirut, Lebanon), 1998.
Ba'idan 'an Dhill al-Qal'a (novel), Dar al-Kitab al-Alami (Beirut, Lebanon), 1998.
(With Nuhá Bayyumi) Al-Katib 'at al-Lubnaniyat: biblioghrafiya, 1850-1950, Saqi (Beirut, Lebanon), 2000.
Ayam Beirut (novel), Dar al-Kitab al-Alami (Beirut, Lebanon), 2002.
Al La'na (novel) Arab Scientific Publishers (Beirut, Lebanon), 2014
Fekdan (novel) Naufal (Beirut, Lebanon), 2018
Reviews
- "Reviews", International Journal of Middle East Studies (1998), 30: 317-318
- "Review: Canceled Memories, Story Circle Book Reviews
References
- "Arabic Hour". Archived from the original on 13 June 2003. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- "Nazek Saba Yared | Who is She in Lebanon".
Yared, Nazik Saba 1928- | Encyclopedia.com
External links
- Heather Reyes, (ed) The art of Rawas: conversations with Nazik Yared, Saqi, 2004, ISBN 978-0-86356-909-8