Angele Botros Samaan
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Angele Botros Samaan was an Egyptian
academic and translator. She obtained a BA (Hons) and an MA degree from Cairo University
and later served as a professor in the university's English department for many years. She wrote a number of books and scholarly articles in both English and Arabic.
She is best known as the co-translator (with William M. Hutchins
) of Sugar Street, the third volume of the Cairo Trilogy
by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz
. She also translated Chinua Achebe
's Things Fall Apart
and Thomas More
's Utopia
from English to Arabic.
A festschrift
in her honour was published in 1995, under the title Essays in Honour of Angele B. Samaan.
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
academic and translator. She obtained a BA (Hons) and an MA degree from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
and later served as a professor in the university's English department for many years. She wrote a number of books and scholarly articles in both English and Arabic.
She is best known as the co-translator (with William M. Hutchins
William M. Hutchins
William Maynard Hutchins is an American academic, author and translator of contemporary Arabic literature. He is currently a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina....
) of Sugar Street, the third volume of the Cairo Trilogy
Cairo Trilogy
The Cairo Trilogy or ) is a trilogy of novels written by the Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.The three novels are, in order:* Palace Walk...
by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie...
. She also translated Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic...
's Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apartis a 1958 English language novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first African...
and Thomas More
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More , also known by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England and, for three years toward the end of his life, Lord Chancellor...
's Utopia
Utopia
Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system. The word was imported from Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt...
from English to Arabic.
A festschrift
Festschrift
In academia, a Festschrift , is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during his or her lifetime. The term, borrowed from German, could be translated as celebration publication or celebratory writing...
in her honour was published in 1995, under the title Essays in Honour of Angele B. Samaan.