All Souls' Day

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title All Souls' Day
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Cees Nooteboom
Translated by Susan Massotty
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781529421774
ClassificationsDewey:839.31364
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint MacLehose Press
NZ Release Date 28 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

"An outstanding addition to an impressive oeuvre" Times Literary Supplement Arthur Daane, a documentary film-maker and inveterate globetrotter, wanders the streets of Berlin, a city whose recent past provides the perfect backdrop for his reflections on life and the universe as he collects images for his latest project - a film that will show the world through his eyes. With his circle of friends - a philosopher, a sculptor and a physicist - Daane discusses everything from history to metaphysics and the meaning of our contemporary existence, often over a hearty meal. Then, one cold winter's day, Daane meets the history student Elik Oranje and his world is turned upside down. And when she unexpectedly leaves the city for Spain, Daane is compelled to follow. All Souls' Day is an elegiac love story, a poignant and affecting tale in which the city of Berlin plays a prominent role, by one of Europe's major contemporary writers. Translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty "Displays with admirable lucidity the workings of a humane, civilized, and consistently interesting mind" Kirkus Reviews "One of the most remarkable writers of our time" ALBERTO MANGUEL

Author Biography

Cees Nooteboom was born in The Hague in 1933, and now lives in Amsterdam and on the island of Menorca. He is a poet and novelist who has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards such as the Pegasus Prize and the Aristeion Prize for his novels, which include Rituals (1983), The Following Story (1994), and All Souls' Day (2001). His books of travel writing, Roads to Santiago (1997) and Roads to Berlin (2012) have become backlist classics.