Eva Haldimann (née Román; 8 March 1927 – 15 September 2019)[1] was a Swiss literary critic and translator from Hungarian into German.

She started a career as a literary critic in 1963 in the Swiss German newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, particularly on contemporary Hungarian literature.

[2] Imre Kertész discovered by chance criticism in an abandoned newspaper in a Budapest swimming pool and a correspondence between literary critic and the writer began, also accompanied by several personal encounters.

[4] Eva Haldimann was also a translator from Hungarian into German of several novels by the writer Magda Szabo.

1991: Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in recognition of its activity in the popularization of Hungarian literary works abroad 1992: Honorary member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts,[5][6] 7.