Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a renowned Dutch writer. He was born on 29 July 1927 in Haarlem and passed away on 30 October 2010 in Amsterdam. Mulisch is celebrated as one of the "Great Three" of Dutch postwar literature, alongside Willem Frederik Hermans and Gerard Reve.

Mulisch authored more than 80 works, including novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. His works have been translated into 38 languages, making him an influential figure in international literature. Among his notable works, the novel The Assault (1982) was adapted into a film that won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Furthermore, The Discovery of Heaven (1992) was voted the greatest Dutch book ever written in a 2007 poll by NRC Handelsblad readers.

Mulisch was frequently mentioned as a potential Nobel laureate. In 2007, he received the International Nonino Prize in Italy.