All Souls' Day
Published on 27. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-5294-2177-4 (ISBN)
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"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
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
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quercus Publishing
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-2177-4 (9781529421774)
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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.