In 2005–2006, Hutchins received a US National Endowment for the Arts grant in literary translation. His translations have appeared in several issues of Banipal magazine. He has also written a number of original short stories that have been published in the journals Cold Mountain Review and Crucible.
^. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
^Curriculum vita on Appalachian State University website
^"Naguib Mahfouz – The Son of Two Civilizations" by Dr. Anders Hallengren, 2003, www.NobelPrize.org
^"The 2013 Prize". Banipal Trust. January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
April 15, 2024
william, hutchins, william, maynard, hutchins, born, october, 1944, american, academic, author, translator, contemporary, arabic, literature, formerly, professor, department, philosophy, religion, appalachian, state, university, boone, north, carolina, hutchin. William Maynard Hutchins born October 11 1944 is an American academic author and translator of contemporary Arabic literature 1 He was formerly a professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University in Boone North Carolina Hutchins graduated from Yale University 1964 where he majored in art history Subsequently he moved to the University of Chicago where in 1967 he obtained a Master of Arts in philosophy and a Ph D in 1971 in Near Eastern languages His doctoral thesis on the Persian philosopher Fakhr al Din al Razi is entitled Fakhr al Din al Razi on Knowledge After stints at Encyclopaedia Britannica Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Illinois the University of Ghana and Harvard University Hutchins in 1978 joined the faculty of Appalachian State He was promoted to full professor in 1986 2 As a translator Hutchins s best known work is his translation of the Cairo Trilogy by Egyptian Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz This trio of novels is widely regarded as one of the finest works of fiction in Arabic literature and Hutchins translation is the principal version available in English published by Everyman s Library among others 3 In addition he has translated a variety of Arabic authors Tawfiq al Hakim Ibrahim Abd al Qadir al Mazini Muhammad Salmawy al Jahiz Nawal El Saadawi Muhammad Khudayyir Ibrahim al Koni Fadhil Al Azzawi Hassan Nasr and others In 2005 2006 Hutchins received a US National Endowment for the Arts grant in literary translation His translations have appeared in several issues of Banipal magazine He has also written a number of original short stories that have been published in the journals Cold Mountain Review and Crucible Awards and honors edit2013 Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for the translation of A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdi al Ahdal 4 See also editList of Arabic to English translatorsReferences edit Profile on Banipal website Archived from the original on 2020 03 22 Retrieved 2011 06 28 Curriculum vita on Appalachian State University website Naguib Mahfouz The Son of Two Civilizations by Dr Anders Hallengren 2003 www NobelPrize org The 2013 Prize Banipal Trust January 19 2014 Retrieved January 19 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William M Hutchins amp oldid 1170852500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
