Cees Nooteboom

Dutch writer (1933-2026) · Netherlands · Writers · Died at 92

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Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria "Cees" Nooteboom was a Dutch novelist, poet and journalist.

A life in dates

2026Died11 February 20262018Horst Bienek Award for PoetryAward2011Bob den Uyl PrizeAward2010Golden OwlAward2009Dutch Literature PrizeAward2004P.C. Hooft AwardAward2001Charlemagne Medal for European MediaAward1992Constantijn Huygens PrizeAward1985Multatuli AwardAward1982Cestoda priceAward1978Jan Campert Prize for poetryAward1965Herman GorterprijsAward1963Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt awardAward1960ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for dramaAward1957Anne Frank PrizeAward1933Born31 July 1933

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Nooteboom (right, holding the Sunday Times) with his girlfriend singer-actress Liesbeth List and Dutch composer Frans Mijts in Rio de Janeiro 1967

Awards

Horst Bienek Award for Poetry2018

Bob den Uyl Prize2011

Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung2010

Golden Owl2010

Dutch Literature Prize2009

P.C. Hooft Award2004

Austrian State Prize for European Literature2003

Charlemagne Medal for European Media2001

Constantijn Huygens Prize1992

Multatuli Award1985

Cestoda price1982

Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize1981

Jan Campert Prize for poetry1978

Herman Gorterprijs1965

Lucy B. en C.W. van der Hoogt award1963

Herman Gorterprijs1960

ANV-Visser Neerlandia prize for drama1960

Anne Frank Prize1957

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Dirk Martensprijs

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class

In their orbit 2

Spouse Fanny Lichtveld

Spouse Simone Sassen

About this person

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 years, as well as other works up until 1990. Harcourt and Grove Press have since published some of his works in English.

Country

Netherlands

In common with Cees

Thom HoffmanAlso in Rituals (1989)

Matthijs van HeijningenAlso in Rituals (1989)

Harry MulischBoth received Anne Frank Prize

Jan WolkersBoth received Multatuli Award

Hella HaasseBoth received Dirk Martensprijs

Rüdiger SafranskiBoth received Literaturpreis der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

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