Rituals, 9781782067177
Paperback
Amsterdam lives revealed: Suicide, skiers, and Japanese rituals intertwine.

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2013

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Summary

Rituals: An Amsterdam Trilogy of Life, Time, and Meaning

In Rituals, the vibrant Amsterdam of the fifties, sixties, and seventies unfolds through the eyes of the enigmatic Inni Wintrop. An unintentional survivor of suicide, Inni is granted a second chance at life, gifting him with a unique curiosity and impartiality to observe the routines and existences of those around him.

In stark contrast to Inni stands Arnold Taads, a one-eyed downhill skier who meticulously me…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781782067177
ISBN-10:1782067175
Author:Cees Nooteboom, Adrienne Dixon, A.S. Byatt
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:MacLehose Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:31 August 2013
Weight:185g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 16mm
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Critics Review

‘Should appeal to anyone who likes Italo Calvino or Paul Auster’ Michael Dirda, Washington Times.

‘Sharp, elegant prose … It recalls, in tone, Vladimir Nabokov. The language is, by turns, delicately allusive and rich, even ripely comic’ D.J. Enright, T.L.S. * TLS *‘Should appeal to anyone who likes Italo Calvino or Paul Auster’ Michael Dirda, Washington Times. * Washington Times *

About The Author

Cees Nooteboom

Cees Nooteboom was born in The Hague in 1933, and now lives in Amsterdam and on the island of Minorca. 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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