Harry mulisch biography kortnie

So on Instagram I’ve been asking questions about what you’d like to know about me or what you’d like to read on the blog. Well, here’s topic number two: literature.

The original question topic suggested for the blog: “Literature and what it means to you.”

When I was a young kid…

So I have a funny relationship with literature. When I was a little kid, around the age of 4, I was making up my own stories, but because I couldn’t write yet, my dad had to write down what I told him. So I made little books that I’d staple together, with little paintings about the story. Then I’d leave empty spaced in the book where my dad had to write the text down.

Then I primary school, I started writing my own stories and drama plays, mostly by hand. But it were the 90s so computers were also on its way. I didn’t know how to type on computers until I was 12 I guess, so I told my friends to type down the stories I’ve made up. Yes, I have to admit, I’ve been always very strong willed and as I child I was kinda bossy, but hey, every kid has to learn, right?

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