Rituals (novel)

Rituals (Dutch: Rituelen) is a 1980 novel by Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom.

Rituals

First edition (Dutch)
Author	Cees Nooteboom
Original title	Rituelen
Translator	Adrienne Dixon
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Publisher	De Arbeiderspers
Publication date	1980
Published in English	1983
Pages	189
ISBN	90-295-3262-9

The novel's narrative follows two friends, one who breaks rules frequently and one who follows them strictly. It was Nooteboom's first novel in 17 years. After finishing The Knight Has Died (1963), he had worked as a journalist, written poetry, and traveled around the world, "looking for something to write about".[1]

Rituals won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize[2] and the Pegasus Prize. It was published in an English translation in 1983 by Louisiana State University Press, which also published English translations of other works by Nooteboom through 1990.

The novel was adapted as a 1988 French-language film with the same title, directed by Herbert Curiel.[3]

Plot summary

Reception

The novel was praised by critics. It won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize[2] and the Pegasus Prize.

Adaptations

• A 1988 French-language feature film by the same title was adapted from this novel. It was directed by Herbert Curiel.[4] and starred Derek de Lint.

See also

• 1980 in literature
• Dutch literature

References

1. Wroe, Nicholas (2006-03-25). "Journeys of the mind". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
2. "F. Bordewijk-prijs". letterkundigmuseum.nl (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterkundig Museum. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
3. "Cees Nooteboom". evene.fr (in French). Evene. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
4. "Cees Nooteboom". evene.fr (in French). Evene. Retrieved 2012-03-03.