Since making his first voyage as a sailor-to earn his passage from his native Holland to South America -- Cees Nooteboom has been captivated by foreign countries and cultures and has never stopped travelling. This collection of his most enjoyable travel pieces ranges far and wide, informed throughout by the author's humanity and gentle humour. From exotic locales such as Isfahan, the Gambia and Mali to more familiar places such as Australia and Zurich, Nooteboom reveals the world as he lives it, showing us the strangeness in places we thought we knew and the familiarity of places most of us will never visit. His phenomenal gifts as an observer and travel the wealth of his reading and learning make him a delightful companion. Nomad's Hotel features an introduction from fellow world-class traveller and writer extraordinaire Alberto Manguel.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 910.4/092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Translation of: Nooteboom's hotel Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781553653226 9781553659976
- LCCN
- PT5881.24.O55
- LCCN Item number
- N6613 2006eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (240 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228684 (OCoLC)793385402 (CaOOCEL)427566
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Rituals 2
- Mokusei 2
- A Song of Truth and Semblance 2
- In the Dutch Mountains 2
- Philip and the Others 2
- The Knight Has Died 2
- The Following Story 2
- All Souls Day 2
- Lost Paradise 2
- Roads to Santiago A Modern-day Pilgrimage through Spain 2
- Contents 5
- Lady Wright 25 5
- 115 5
- 129 5
- 157 5
- 169 5
- 189 5
- 229 5
- 233 5
- 241 5
- Moving Around in One Place Cees Nooteboom on Travel 7
- Nomads Hotel Nomads Hotel 7
- Nomads Hotel Nomads Hotel 9
- Cees Nooteboom 10
- In the Eye of the Storm 11
- Musings in Munich 59
- The Stones of Aran 79
- Nootebooms Hotel 1 93
- At the Edge of the Sahara 105
- That Earlier War the Memorial in Canberra 121
- The Gardener and Death 134
- An Evening in Isfahan 135
- Upon Her Dead Bones They Built Mantua 163
- Zurich 175
- Moonscape Mali 195
- When the World Wore a Fools Cap 235
- Nootebooms Hotel 2 239
- Acknowledgements 247
