Afscheid
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| Author | Cees Nooteboom |
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| Language | Dutch |
| Publisher | Uitgeverij Koppernik |
Publication date | June 2020 |
| Publication place | Netherlands |
| Pages | 56 |
| ISBN | 9789083048062 |
Afscheid, gedicht uit de tijd van het virus (Dutch: Farewell: Poem from the Time of the Virus) is a poetry collection by the Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, published by Uitgeverij Koppernik in June 2020. The book covers Nooteboom's urge to travel, which is disturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic and leads to reflections on death and the pre-Socratic philosopher Empedocles.[1][2][3][4]
The book consists of 33 poems arranged into 3 sections of 11 poems each. Each poem consists of three quatrains followed by a separate thirteenth line. The structure and meter were inspired by the Divine Comedy.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Drayer, Elma (26 June 2020). "Cees Nootebooms dichtbundel Afscheid bevat ronduit betoverende beelden". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Leyman, Dirk (24 July 2020). "Cees Nooteboom: 'Zo'n vliegtuig, daar wil ik helemaal niet meer in'". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Vlaar, Maria (6 June 2020). "'Ik moet ook een beetje mijn mond houden. Ik ben geprivilegieerd'". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Van Puymbroeck, Rik (19 June 2021). "Schrijver Cees Nooteboom: 'Het afscheid moet je maar aanvaarden'". De Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2024.