Jan Mulder

(The Netherlands, 1945) turned to writing after a stint as professional footballer. Together with Remco Campert he wrote CaMu, their virtuostic front-page column for the Volkskrant newspaper, every other day for ten years. Mulder became an influential TV personality, including on Dutch talk shows. He has written books, including in collaboration with Remco Campert, since the 1970s. A collection of his prose (stories and columns) appeared as De vrouw als karretje (Woman as Cart, 2001). His more recent books include the novels Iris (2003) and Liefde en aardbevingen (Love and Earthquakes, 2018); Chez Stans (2010), memoirs of his time in football; the Boekenweek gift book Labradoedel (Labradoodle, 2010); and Tot u spreekt Jan Mulder (Jan Mulder Speaks to You, 2014), reflections on football and himself.