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Born in Haarlem in the Netherlands in 1942. Studied
German and English in Lausanne, Munich and Basel. After spending many
years in Switzerland, returned to live in the Netherlands (Groningen)
from 1975. Has worked as a publisher's reader and editor, teacher,
and university lecturer. Countless literary translations in the period
since 1989. Works published in German and Dutch: adaptations and edited
versions of Dutch, Belgian and Friesian authors published by Suhrkamp,
Kleinheinrich (Münster) and Attempto (Tübingen). Own poems and essays
published in literary periodicals. 1996-1997: guest year in Berlin
at the invitation of the DAAD ("Berlin Artists Programme").
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