Cees Nooteboom: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom
Born July 31, 1933 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died February 11, 2026 (aged 92) • Minorca • Spain
Notable Works “Aas: gedichten” • “Berlijinse notities” • “Nederland, De” • “De zucht naar het Westen” • “Een lied van schijn en wezen” • “Een nacht in Tunesie” • “zwarte gedicht, Het” • “Lost Paradise” • “Nooit gebouwd Nederland” • “Omweg naar Santiago” • “Philip en de anderen” • “Rituelen” • “Rollende stenen” • “The Foxes Come at Night” • “Volgende verhaal, Het”

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