Recognition
From his earliest days as a writer, Cees Nooteboom has received numerous awards. Since the publication of Rituelen, this has included major international literary prizes, such as the European Aristeion prize for Het volgende verhaal in 1993. Not only has he received royal recognition in the Netherlands, but he has also been awarded distinctions by the French, German, Chilean and Spanish governments. As well as his time in the United States, Nooteboom has also studied in Australia, the country that forms part of the setting for his novel Paradijs verloren (Lost Paradise). Nooteboom has received honorary doctorates from the universities of Brussels, Nijmegen and Berlin.
QUOTES
I had as much as a thousand lives and yet took only one. From: Open als een schelp - dicht als een steen
Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases. From: Rituals
An overview of the many places in the world that Cees Nooteboom has described in his oeuvre.
Nooteboom’s debut novel, Philip en de anderen (Philip and the Others), came out in 1955. He was twenty-two years old at the time. Where did the inspiration come from? READ MORE
Nooteboom has written about the phenomenon many times, about why it is that he always wants to pack his suitcases again. READ MORE
Cees Nooteboom is known primarily for his novels and his travel books. As far as he is concerned, however, poetry comes first. READ MORE
Many of Nooteboom’s essays deal with art, particularly those branches with a visual focus: painting, architecture, film and photography. READ MORE