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Cees Nooteboom, Celebrated Novelist, Dies at 92

2/12/2026

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Cees Nooteboom, a Dutch novelist and travel writer, died at age 92 on the island of Menorca, announced by De Bezige Bij.
His works, including Philip and the Others, have been translated into more than 25 languages.
He reported on significant historical events and received numerous accolades, and he was held in high regard, particularly in Germany, though he did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Cees Nooteboom, a Dutch novelist and travel writer, died at age 92 on the island of Menorca, announced by De Bezige Bij.
His works, including Philip and the Others, have been translated into more than 25 languages.
He reported on significant historical events and received numerous accolades, and he was held in high regard, particularly in Germany, though he did not win the Nobel Prize for Literature.