Cees Nooteboom (born 1933) debuted in 1955 and has since built up an imposing oeuvre of novels, poetry, short stories and travelogues. His work earned him numerous awards, among which the Bordewijk Prize an the (American) Pegasus Prize for Rituelen (Rituals, 1980) and the Aristeion European Prize for Literature for Het volgende verhaal (The Following Story, 1991). The latter was translated into over twenty languages and signalled his international breakthrough. In 2009 he was awarded the prestigious Prize for Dutch Letters for his entire oeuvre. The jury describes this oeuvre as profound and philosophical and regards these qualities as the reason why Nooteboom’s oeuvre is so esteemed abroad. In 2010 he was awarded the German Konrad Adenauer Prize. His books translated into Chinese include the novels All Souls’ Day (both Yillin Press) and his world-famaus travelogue Roads to Santiago, published by Flower City Publishing House.

塞斯·诺特博姆生于1933年，于1955年发表首部作品，至此之后广泛涉猎 小说、诗歌、游记和短篇故事集等诸多文学形式。他的作品获奖无数，1980年作品《礼仪》获Bordewijk以及美国飞马文学奖，1991年作品《接下来的故事》获得了欧洲文学奖。这部作品后被译作了20多种语言，标志着诺特博姆的作品终于获得了国际认可。2009年，他被授予了在文学界极富权威性的荷兰文学大奖。评审团赞赏他的作品意义深远且富有哲理，并认为正是这两项特质令诺特博姆的作品能够获得国内外的一致认可。2010年，诺特博姆获得了德国Konrad Adenauer 文学奖。他的许多作品已经被翻译成了中文，其中包括小说《万灵节》（译林出版社）以及游记著作《通往圣地亚哥之路》（花城出版社）。