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Letters To Poseidon

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Letters To Poseidon
Authors and Contributors      Translated by Laura Watkinson
By (author) Cees Nooteboom
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreMemoirs
Prose - non-fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781782066200
ClassificationsDewey:839.3186408
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint MacLehose Press
Publication Date 3 March 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

I had been looking for someone to write to for a long time, but how does a man write letters to a god? From his Mediterranean garden on the island of Menorca, Cees Nooteboom writes to the trident-wielding deity, Poseidon, initiating a dialogue not only with the past, as Alberto Manguel observes in his Preface, but with an entire world that seemed lost for ever. Offering a seductive interweaving of keen observation and the fruits of a vast knowledge, Nooteboom explores questions of human existence through the minutiae of the living world around him, and marvels at the secrets of the deep. He recalls figures in history, places he has travelled to, objets trouves, works of art and literature, and takes a fresh look at the ancient myths. At once playful and poignant, beautiful and bizarre, Nooteboom's Letters to Poseidon are couched in the glittering prose of one of Europe's outstanding stylists.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

A sparkling little book, filled with wonder - Spectator