Cees Nooteboom; The Captain of the Butterflies
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Translated from the Dutch by Leonard Nathan and Herlinde Spahr, with an Introduction by Herlinde Spahr and an Author's Note
Series No.: SMC 097
ISBN: 978-1557133151, Pages: 163
A Sun & Moon title.
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In this, his first collection of poetry published in English, acclaimed Dutch poet and novelist Cees Nooteboom reveals a wry mix of surrealist-like images in dialogue with precise, realistic language. The result is a wonderful poetry of energy and wit. “The poet is a mill that turns the landscape to words.”
Author of In the Dutch Mountains (1984) and many other books of fiction, travel, and non-fiction, Nooteboom is recognized as one of the major European authors. In 1993 his The Following Story was awarded the European Literary Prize for the Best Novel, and in 1982 his Rituals was awarded the Pegasus Prize of Literature. He lives in Amsterdam.