Literary translation

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Are you an author or publisher looking for a translator into flawless, idiomatic English?

I will work painstakingly to render your German, Arabic or French literary text in a way which retains the style and spirit of the original.

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In 2025, my first literary translation from Arabic to English was published by Comma Press in its anthology of Yemeni short fiction, the Book of Sana'a. My translation of Rim Mugahed's story, "The Ruse of Sana'a" is available as part of the Google Books preview:

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I also took part in Bristol University's literary translation summer school in 2023 and 2024; once for German to English, and once for Arabic to English.

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