John Verlenden

Who is John Verlenden?

John Verlenden is an American academic, writer and award-winning translator of Arabic literature. He obtained a BA in English literature from Rhodes College in 1986 followed by an MFA in Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in 1988. He has taught at a number of universities in the USA and the Middle East, and currently works at the American University in Cairo.

Verlenden and his AUC colleague Ferial Ghazoul have translated two works of Egyptian literature:

Quartet of Joy, a book of poetry by Muhammad Afifi Matar

Rama and the Dragon, a novel by Edwar al-Kharrat