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All Souls' Day

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

All Souls' Day

Contributors:

By (Author) Cees Nooteboom
Translated by Susan Massotty

ISBN:

9781529421774

Publisher:

Quercus Publishing

Imprint:

MacLehose Press

Publication Date:

15th February 2023

UK Publication Date:

27th October 2022

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Fiction in translation
Films, cinema

Dewey:

839.31364

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

352

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm

Weight:

260g

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 Bio

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.

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