Dutch writer and poet Cees Nooteboom died on Wednesday, aged 92, his publisher Bezig Bij confirmed.
Nooteboom was regarded as an important literary voice the Netherlands but also in Europe, and in Germany in particular.
He made his debut with the novel Philip en de Anderen (Philip and the Others) and was a prolific travel writer for several publications, including Avenue. In his bestseller De Omweg naar Santiago (Roads to Santiago) from 1992, Nooteboom provided insights into the history and culture of Spain as he travelled the country.
His breakthrough as a novelist came in 1980 with Rituelen (Rituals), which earned him the F. Bordewijk award and the American Pegasus award. The book was made into a film in 1989.
In 2009, Nooteboom, whose work was translated into over 30 languages, received the prestigious P.C. Hooft award.
Nooteboom lived out his final years on the Spanish Island of Menorca, a place he loved and wrote about in one of his latest books, Het Spaanse van Spanje (2023).
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