Nooteboom sets many fine scenes, and there is both atmospheric description as well as some interesting philosophical discussion here. There are characters in the dutch writer cees nootebooms thoughtful and. A disgraceful custom, according to the book, because you got ahead only by dint of hard work. All souls day by cees nooteboom, 9780330392600, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. There are characters in the dutch writer cees nooteboom s thoughtful and sophisticated. In the end daanes friendships provide the support he needs, not the elusive elik.
He made and produced his own tv documentaries, hired himself out as a cameraman if the subject seemed interesting. History, the past, here, now, love, life, death, german philosophy, language, time. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. It was as if the name had more to do with the living than with the dead. Buy a cheap copy of all souls day book by cees nooteboom. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. See all books authored by cees nooteboom, including roads to santiago, and all souls day, and more on.
Cees nooteboom is currently considered a single author. Germany the wandering jew, the king david report cees nooteboom. O ne fine day, and i know how romantic and oldfashioned that sounds, but it is what happened, says cees nooteboom recalling his first journey. All souls day book chicago public library bibliocommons. In all souls day we follow arthur as he wanders the streets of berlin, a city uniquely shaped by. Oct 01, 2002 indeed, the all souls day of the title is the catholic holiday november 2nd commemorating the souls of the dead. I generally trust best of all time lists voted by authors and experts over usergenerated lists. Jan 04, 2002 all souls day cees nooteboom, trans susan massoty 512pp, picador. Cees nooteboom, author, susan massotty, translator, trans. Nevertheless, the lost souls of this novel remain fairly lost. All souls day by cees nooteboom 2001, hardcover for sale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All souls day by cees nooteboom the greatest books.
Publication date 2001 publisher harcourt collection inlibrary. A dutch documentary filmmaker finds himself in berlin at the end of the twentieth century, trying to make sense of his own past in a city where every stone bears traces of history. Buy all souls day by cees nooteboom online at alibris. Publication date 2001 publisher harcourt collection. Cees nooteboom books list of books by author cees nooteboom. Allerzielen is a 1998 novel by the dutch writer cees nooteboom. Arthur is a middleaged dutch documentarymaker who has recently lost his wife and child in a plane crash. There was an awareness, rather, that the journey it had taken me on had been a journey of moments, becoming clear in intent only towards the end. All souls day, first published in holland in 1998 and the latest of cees nooteboom s novels to be translated into english, takes a familiar line from the close of the great gatsby as an epigraph.
All souls day by cees nooteboom books the guardian. A brilliant new novelevocative and philosophical, poetic and passionate. Susan massotty a dutch documentary filmmaker finds himself in berlin at the end of the twentieth century, trying to make sense of his own past in a city where every stone bears traces of history. Hooft award, the pegasus prize, the ferdinand bordewijk prijs for rituelen, the austrian state prize for european literature and the constantijn huygens prize, and has frequently been mentioned as a candidate for the nobel prize. A profound and searching new work from one of europes major contemporary writers.
All of these have been translated into english and often into a variety of other languages as well. All souls day by cees nooteboom, 9780151005666, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Yes, there are characters, a general sketch of a plot, the possibility of romance, but these serve as mere hangers on which nooteboom drapes the conversations and debates of his many characters, and it is these conversations and the ideas put forth in them. All souls day by cees nooteboom arthur daane, a documentary filmmaker and inveterate globetrotter, has lost his wife and child in a plane crash.
Click to read more about all souls day by cees nooteboom. A selection of all kinds of books that were originally written in dutch by dutch or flemish authors. All souls day displays with admirable lucidity the workings of a humane, civilized, and. Praise for cees nooteboom nooteboom is one of the greatest modern novelists. Byatt praise for all souls day nooteboom has written a great european novel. Years ago he lost his wife and child in an air crash.
Germany the wandering jew, the king david report cees nooteboom netherlands the following story, roads to santiago. Isbn 0151005664 all souls day, first published in holland in 1998 and the latest of cees nooteboom s novels to be translated into english, takes a familiar line from the close of the great gatsby as an epigraph. The central character in nooteboom s novel is a dutch documentary film director and cameraman, arthur daane, who lost his wife and son in a plane crash. Mar 24, 2006 o ne fine day, and i know how romantic and oldfashioned that sounds, but it is what happened, says cees nooteboom recalling his first journey. Buy all souls day main market by cees nooteboom isbn. A dutch documentary filmmaker finds himself in berlin at the end of the twentieth century.
Cees nooteboom born cornelis johannes jacobus maria nooteboom, 31 july 1933, in the hague is a dutch author. All souls day is a catholic holiday, celebrated november 2nd, on which one prays for the souls in purgatory. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book thats 100th. It is also the poignant and affecting tale of a man coming to terms with his place in the world. It tells the story of a dutch documentary filmmaker who lives in berlin. Book 937 cees nooteboom all souls day january 5, 2010 the bobosphere leave a comment when i was reading all souls day i was reminded of those obscure european art house films i used to watch when i was in my early twenties.
It tells the story of a dutch documentary filmmaker who lives in berlin, and reflects, with his friends, on matters such as art, history, and national characters. Their contents pop up in my thoughts frequently over the next few days after that, less frequently, but still occasionally stopping by. In all souls day we follow arthur as he wanders the streets of berlin, a city uniquely shaped by history. Cees nooteboom primary author only author division.
These books i close with a sigh and indulge in a bit of reflection. About the author cees nooteboom was born in the hague in 1933, and now lives in amsterdam and on the island of minorca. All souls day is a book which for me finished rather undramatically. Jul 31, 2002 cees nootebooms all souls day is a book of ideas. After the attention received by his novel rituelen rituals 1980, which received the pegasus prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into an english edition, published in 1983 by louisiana state university press of the united states. As a supplement to the guardians list, here are some of the books by these authors that appear to be available. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Books by cees nooteboom authors like cees nooteboom what. Excerpt from all souls day all souls day a novel by cees nooteboom translated by susan massotty. A modern day pilgrimage through spain, rituals, all souls day, in the dutch mountains marcel.
There are characters in the dutch writer cees nooteboom s thoughtful and sophisticated new novel, and there are what can loosely be called events. Yes, there are characters, a general sketch of a plot, the possibility of romance, but these serve as mere hangers on which nooteboom drapes the conversations and debates of his many characters, and it is. Arthur daane, roving documentary cameraman and protagonist of cees nootebooms latest novel, asks it too. All souls day cees nooteboom, author, susan massotty, translator, trans. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past. On all souls day, november 2nd, prayers are offered on behalf of those who dwell in purgatory. All souls day by cees nooteboom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All souls day by cees nooteboom is a story of bereavement ruined by didactic whinging, says julie myerson. All souls day is, finally, an elegiac love story in which the personal histories of the characters are skilfully interwoven with the history of the countries in which they find themselves. Best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service books gift ideas sell. A profound and searching new work from one of europes major contemp. Having lost his wife and child in an airplane crash, he is still coming to terms with the grief. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Aug 09, 2002 buy all souls day main market by nooteboom, cees isbn. He is a poet, a novelist, and a travel writer whose books include rituals 1983, the following story 1994, roads to santiago 1997 and all souls day 2001 and the foxes come at night 2011. Nicholas wroe talks to dutch writer cees nooteboom books. In all souls day we follow arthur as he wanders the streets of berlin, a city uniq. A documentary filmmakers tenuous hold on both reality and the past occupies the foreground of this very discursive 1998 novel by the prizewinning dutch author the following story, 1994, etc. Cees nooteboom at books and writers cees nooteboom at schrijversnet interview at bookforum. Buy all souls day by cees nooteboom, susan massotty from amazons fiction books store. Arthur daane, a documentary filmmaker and inveterate globetrotter, has lost his wife and child in a plane crash. But its just barely a novel, and few readers are likely to stay its tortuous and redundant course.