On uncertainty, drift and desire for freedom, and yes, sports too: 7 life questions to Wilfried de Jong

by A Quattro Mani
1 June 202030 March 2022
11 min read
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Vrijheid en openheid zijn wezenlijk in het leven van Wilfried de Jong. Pin hem niet vast op één eigenschap, want dan wordt hij pissig. ‘Ik bén niet “die jongen van de sport”.’
Dat klopt, De Jong is onder meer theater- en televisiemaker en schrijver. Over sport bijvoorbeeld. Zijn nieuwe boek De man en zijn wielerverhalen ligt vanaf deze week in de boekhandel, waarin dertig jaar schrijven over wielrennen is samengebracht, van zijn eerste verhaal over Parijs-Roubaix tot een column over de Tour in c...

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Photographer Marc Brester and journalist Vivian de Gier can read and write with each other - literally. As partners in crime, they travel the world for various media, for reviews of the finest literature and personal interviews with the writers who matter. Ahead of the troops and beyond the delusion of the day.View Author posts

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