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Rituals Cees Nooteboom, Amsterdam of the 50s, 60s and 70s is viewed from the perspective of Inni Wintrop, a man who leads a capricious life.
An unintentional suicide survivor, the unexpected gift of life returned lends him the curiousity, and impartiality, to survey others' lives and rountines..
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Rituals
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Cees Nooteboom
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- Dutch title: Rituelen
- Translated by Adrienne Dixon
- The 2013 UK MacLehose edition comes with an Introduction by A.S.Byatt
- Winner of the Pegasus Prize
- Winner of the F.
Bordewijk Prize
- Rituelen was made into a movie in 1988, directed by Herbert Curiel and starring Derek de Lint
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Our Assessment:
A : an excellent, thoughtful, touching novel
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| Source | Rating | Date | Reviewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Statesman | . | 21/12/1984 | Sheila MacLeod |
| The Washington Post | . | 26/6/1983 | L.B.Osborne |
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The complete review's Review:
Cees Nooteboom's short novel is an exc