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Hans Jürgen Balmes

Contributor

Hans Jürgen Balmes

Hans Jürgen Balmes studied Comparative Literature in Bonn, published commentaries on German Romantic poets, works as Editorial Director at S. Fischer in Frankfurt, is co-editor of the literary magazine Neue Rundschau, and translates from the English, including works by John Berger, Robert Hass, W. S. Merwin, and Martine Bellen.

Articles by Hans Jürgen Balmes

The Last Visit: Tomas Tranströmer in December 2013
By Hans Jürgen Balmes
In Stockholm's old town, the alleys are so packed with snow that you have to climb down to enter stores. The bridge railings seem to be dwarfed, and the black waters of the Baltic Sea, which spill…