Nomad's Hotel by Cees Nooteboom

Nomad's Hotel by Cees Nooteboom

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This absurdly enjoyable collection of travel pieces by one of the world's most entertaining writers takes us from the exotic by way of Gambia, Mali and Isfahan, to the seemingly domesticated vistas of Australia and Zurich, and finds poetry and beauty in them all.

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Nomad's Hotel by Cees Nooteboom

This absurdly enjoyable collection of travel pieces by one of the world's most entertaining writers takes us from the exotic by way of Gambia, Mali and Isfahan, to the seemingly domesticated vistas of Australia and Zurich, and finds poetry and beauty in them all. What marks this collection out as something different from an ordinary travel anthology are Nooteboom's meditations on what it means to travel and to be a traveller and his quest, like that of so many other explorers, to discover the perfect hotel. This is vintage Nooteboom; a book of immense range and depth, it is an illuminating record of a world class traveller's many discoveries and insights and perfect holiday, and armchair, reading.
This is a jewel of a travel book, free of pretension, full of easy adventure, fresh with childlike wonder for the world* Travel Extra *
Nooteboom writes beautifully. His prose is clean and precise without feeling sparse, and he manages to combine clarity with intense lyricism -- Rebecca Abrahams * Guardian *
Nooteboom has shown himself a master of ironic wisdom, but also of elated, elegiac feeling -- Ben Rogers * Independent on Sunday *
A cause for gentle celebration * Time Out *
Observant and meditative * The Times *
Cees Nooteboom was born in the Hague in 1933. He is a poet and the author of prize-winning fiction and travel books. In 1993 he won the Aristeion European Literature Prize for his novel The Following Story. His books have been translated into many languages.
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ISBN 13 9780099453789
ISBN 10 0099453789
Title Nomad's Hotel
Author Cees Nooteboom
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2007-02-01
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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