Quotes from book
The Following Story

The Following Story

The Following Story is a 1991 novel by the Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom. It portrays a former teacher of classical languages, turned writer of travel guides, who has a mysterious experience in which he wakes up in a different city from where he fell asleep.


Cees Nooteboom photo
Cees Nooteboom photo

“I had breezed home on the wings of five gins.”

Cees Nooteboom book The Following Story

The Following Story (1991)

Cees Nooteboom photo

“The world is a never-ending cross-reference.”

Cees Nooteboom book The Following Story

The Following Story (1991)

Cees Nooteboom photo
Cees Nooteboom photo

“My tears are only triggered by kitsch.”

Cees Nooteboom book The Following Story

The Following Story (1991)

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Cees Nooteboom photo
Cees Nooteboom photo

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