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Martin Chalmers

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Martin Chalmers

Martin Chalmers grew up in Glasgow. After many years in Birmingham and London, he now lives in Rixdorf in Berlin. Book translations include work by Herta Mueller, Erich Fried, Hubert Fichte and Alexander Kluge as well as The Diaries of Victor Klemperer. Recently published are translations of Hans Magnus Enzensberger under the titles The Silences of Hammerstein and (with Esther Kinsky) A History of Clouds.

Articles by Martin Chalmers

From “The Final Cut”
By Patrick Hofmann
The butcher turned around, the kidneys in her left hand, the knife in her right.
Translated from German by Martin Chalmers
From “The All-Rounder”
By Burkhard Spinnen
At about three Farwick leaves the office building at one end of the market place. Just outside the door he stops. Is it warm or isn’t it?
Translated from German by Martin Chalmers
Death of a Swan
By Sherko Fatah
The holiday isolated the four friends, who had been thrown together, more than any ordinary day.
Translated from German by Martin Chalmers
Love
By Esther Kinsky
Short said nothing, and no one found a word of comfort.
Translated from German by Martin Chalmers