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Book SynopsisSet in the cities and islands of the Mediterranean, and linked thematically, the eight stories in The Foxes Come at Night read more like a novel, a meditation on memory, life and death. Their protagonists collect and reconstruct fragments of lives lived intensely, and now lost, crystallized in memory or in the detail of a photograph. And yet the tone of these stories is far from pessimistic: it seems that death is nothing to be afraid of.
Trade Review'Both wise and beautiful' John de Falbe,
Literary Review. * Literary Review *
'Exquisite toys for the broken-hearted' Jonathan Gibbs,
Independent. * Independent *
'Nooteboom is full of surprises and makes every word, every observation, not only count but also linger' Eileen Battersby,
Irish Times. * Irish Times *
'I much admired Cees Nooteboom's sharply melancholy stories' Julian Barnes,
TLS Books of the Year. * Books of the Year *
'One of the most remarkable writers of our time' Alberto Manguel,
Guardian. * Guardian *
'Poignant, wistful, and sometimes bitingly funny studies of memory, longing, regret, and a wry acceptance that this is what being alive is like'
Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *
Table of ContentsGondolas. Thunderstorm. Heinz. Late September. Last Afternoon. Paula. Paula II. The Futhermost Point.
