Mashid Mohadjerin works as a freelance for magazines such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, De Standaard, Knack and de Volkskrant.

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January 1, he is putting away his pens for good, he told Dutch daily de Volkskrant today, and heading on to a new chapter in his life.

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He learnt the language from scratch, made his literary debut in 1993, has a column in the Volkskrant, a national newspaper, and has won several awards for both journalism and fiction.

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