Brian Nelson FAHA (born 29 September 1946 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, UK) is a professor emeritus of French Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.
Nelson graduated with an undergraduate degree from Cambridge University and did postgraduate work at Oxford University where he obtained his D.Phil.
[1] Nelson taught modern French literature and cultural history, and literary translation.
[1] In addition to a number of monographs including Zola and the Bourgeoisie and Émile Zola: A Selective Analytical Bibliography, he has made a number of modern translations of Émile Zola for the Oxford World's Classics series.
[2][1] Speaking about his translation of The Belly of Paris, Nelson said: Nelson was formerly the editor of the Australian Journal of French Studies (2002-2020),[2][4] co-founded the journal Romance Studies,[2][5] edited the monograph series Monash Romance Studies,[2][1] and is a former President of AALITRA (the Australian Association for Literary Translation).