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Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria "Cees" Nooteboom was a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist. After the attention received by his novel Rituals, which won the Pegasus Prize, it was the first of his novels to be translated into an English-language edition, published in 1983 by Louisiana State University Press of the United States. LSU Press published his two earlier novels in English in the following…

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culture · Dutch novelist, poet and journalist (1933–2026) · poet · writer · novelist · literary critic · journalist · prose writer · translator · short story writer · essayist · also Cees Nooteboom, Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom, Nooteboom

Born 31 July 1933 · Died 11 February 2026 · Q158394

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Awarded Horst Bienek Award for Poetry (2018).
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Awarded Bob den Uyl Prize (2011).
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2026· 7 entries

Feb 19, 2026Documented record76% confidence

The New York Times: Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels, Dies at 92

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Feb 13, 2026Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: The bristling wit and melancholy of Cees Nooteboom came to me when I needed it most

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Feb 11, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Hindustan Times: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92

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Feb 11, 2026Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: Cees Nooteboom, Dutch novelist and travel writer, dies aged 92

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Feb 11, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom dead at 92

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Feb 11, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Yahoo: Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92

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Feb 11, 2026Documented record86% confidence

Died 2026-02-11.

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2018· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2018Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Horst Bienek Award for Poetry (2018).

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2015· 1 entry

Dec 18, 2015Documented record69% confidence

CBC.ca: Dutch author Cees Nooteboom on the pull and the power of Spain (encore episode)

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2012· 1 entry

Jun 7, 2012Documented record69% confidence

KCRW: Cees Nooteboom: Self-Portrait of an Other

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2011· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2011Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Bob den Uyl Prize (2011).

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2010· 3 entries

Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (2010).

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Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Won Golden Owl (2010).

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2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

In The Netherlands by the Ensemble 88 from Maastricht

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2009· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2009Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Dutch Literature Prize (2009).

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May 21, 2009Documented record69% confidence

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: In conversation with Cees Nooteboom

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2006· 1 entry

2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And the Free University of Berlin in 2008

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2004· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Awarded P.C. Hooft Award (2004).

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2003· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2003Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2003).

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2001· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2001Documented record84% confidence

Won Charlemagne Medal for European Media (2001).

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1992· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1992Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Constantijn Huygens Prize (1992).

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1985· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1985Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Multatuli Award (1985).

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1983· 1 entry

1983Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

By Louisiana State University Press (LSU Press) of the United States

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1982· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1982Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Cestoda price (1982).

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1981· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1981Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize (1981).

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

His third novel Rituelen (Rituals, 1983) brought him wide acclaim in the Netherlands, winning the Pegasus Prize

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1978· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1978Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Jan Campert Prize for poetry (1978).

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1967· 1 entry

1967Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Became the travel editor of the magazine Avenue

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1965· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Herman Gorterprijs (1965).

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1963· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1963Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award (1963).

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1960· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1960Documented record84% confidence

Awarded ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for drama (1960).

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Jun 15, 1960Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Herman Gorterprijs for Een lied van schijn en wezen (1960).

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1957· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1957Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Anne Frank Prize (1957).

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1957Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Nooteboom was hired as a sailor on a freighter to Suriname in order to earn money and ask for the hand of his first wife, Fanny Lichtveld

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1948· 1 entry

1948Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

His Catholic stepfather enrolled Nooteboom in several religious secondary schools, including a Franciscan school in Venray and a school run by the Augustinians in Eindhoven

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1933· 1 entry

Jul 31, 1933Documented record86% confidence

Born 1933-07-31.

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