Roberts, Nancy N(orma)

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ROBERTS, Nancy N(orma)

ROBERTS, Nancy N(orma). American, b. 1957. Genres: Translations. Career: Indiana University-Bloomington, associate instructor in English, 1980-81; American University of Beirut, Lebanon, instructor in English, 1981-82; Kuwait University, Kuwait City, instructor of English in College of Commerce, 1982-87; Earlham College, Richmond, IN, instructor in English as a second language, 1988-90; Indiana University-Bloomington, instructor in Arabic, 1991-93; AL al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan, instructor in English as a second language, 1994-97; Federal Broadcasting Information Service, Jordan Bureau, translator, 199899; free-lance translator, Amman, Jordan, 1999-. Mitchell Translations, translator from Arabic to English, 1994. Publications: TRANSLATOR: G. Samman, Beirut '75 (novel), 1995; G. Samman, Beirut Nightmares (novel), 1997; M.S.R. al-Buti, The Jurisprudence of the Prophetic Biography, 2001. Contributor of articles and translations to periodicals. Address: c/o Dr. Amin Odeh, AL al-Bayt University, PO Box 130029, Mafraq, Jordan. Online address: [email protected]

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