Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Louise Booth | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1955 |
| Occupations | Scholar, Author, Translator |
| Known for | Translation of Arabic literature |
| Title | Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud Professor for the Study of the Contemporary Arab World at the University of Oxford |
| Awards | Man Booker International Prize (2019) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | D.Phil. in Arabic Literature and Middle Eastern History |
| Alma mater | St Antony's College, Oxford; Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Arabic Literature |
| Institutions | University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, Brown University, American University in Cairo, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Main interests | Translation, Arabic Literature, Feminist History |
| Notable works | Celestial Bodies, May Her Likes Be Multiplied, Classes of Ladies of Cloistered Spaces |
Marilyn Louise Booth (born 24 February 1955) is an author, scholar and translator of Arabic literature. Since 2015, she has been the Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud Professor for the Study of the Contemporary Arab World at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.