Canceled Memories: A Novel

Translator’s Acknowledgments

vii Translator’s Acknowledgments This translation would not have been possible if it were not for the support offered by so many people. I thank Dr. Nazik Saba Yared for trusting me with her novel and for making herself available for any questions throughout this project. Many thanks to Dr. John DuVal, my MFA director, for his encouragement, tireless commitment, and excellent feedback on the entire manuscript. I am deeply indebted to Dr. Adnan Haydar for introducing me to Dr. Yared and for being on my MFA thesis committee as well. I also thank Dr. Miller Williams for teaching me how to be faithful to the spirit of the original text and for encouraging me to read my translation out loud. Josh Capps read many drafts of the manuscript and provided valuable contributions. I extend my deep gratitude to my fellow translators at the University of Arkansas, especially Annaliese Hoehling, Starla Ling, and Ghadir Zannoun for their insightful comments in our translation workshops and beyond. I am also thankful to my dear friend Michele McKee for her support and meticulous assistance with formatting the manuscript. I am very grateful to the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies and the Department of English at the University of Arkansas for their continued support of my academic endeavors. Many thanks to Mary Selden Evans and Marcia Hough of Syracuse University Press for their professionalism, efficiency, and kindness. Finally, I thank Susan Brown, Patty Hays, Lucia Volk, Suze Dambreville, Jason Miller, Bwalya Lungu, and Sarah Gibson for believing in me and cheering me on from beginning to end. A special thanks go to my family, especially my mother, May, for her unconditional love and support over the years. viii      T r a n s l a t o r ’s A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s Her experiences and triumphs during the Lebanese Civil War continue to inform my personal and professional life. Dr. Yared’s novel is a testament to the admirable resilience that she and many other Lebanese women displayed in those years. Canceled Memories ...