Transcript Cees Nooteboom Allerzielen

Cees Nooteboom
Allerzielen
Title: Allerzielen
Author: Cees Nooteboom
Format: Paperback
Language: Dutch
Pages: 351
Publisher: Malmberg, 1446260580
ISBN: 9034512959
Format: PDF / Kindle / ePub
Size: 7.3 MB
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Arthur Daane heeft bij een vliegtuigongeluk zijn vrouw en zoon verloren en trekt nu met zijn
filmcamera over de wereld, geobsedeerd door afscheid en verdwijnen, op zoek naar de
anonimiteit. In Berlijn, bij uitstek een stad die door de historie bepaald is, voelt hij zich door
nieuwe vrienden opgenomen. Als Arthur Daane in de winterse stad de jonge
geschiedenisstudente Elik Oranje ontmoet, krijgen alle abstracte gesprekken plotseling zeer
concrete contouren. Zij wordt zijn sirene, een geheimzinnige vrouw die hij wel móet volgen.
Insightful reviews
Arjen: 'But that was then'... this line struck me as being the core of this novel about moving on.
Moving on after the unification of East and West Germany, moving on after the death of loved
ones, getting on with life after a break-up. Arthur, the main character of the book, is a Dutch film
maker living in Berlin who has a private passion for filming things that hardly move on, such as
water in a river, or the feet of passersby on the street, clearly not yet up to speed on 'but that
was then'. When he meets a young lady his flame sputters back to life a bit again, fueled by lots
of Sauermagen and sausages eaten with his artist and philosopher friends in Berlin's
Weinstubes. After the lady takes off, Arthur half heartedly pursues her, only to be told... but that
was then.
What I liked about reading a Dutch novel was that German, English and even Spanish were
mixed in without translation, basic language skills, nothing less expected!
S.E.: An incredible novel. Thoughtful and thought provoking. A beautiful work of art to be read
and re-read. I love Cees Nooteboom, 'Rituals' is one of my favourite novels ever, I think this
joins it. And I managed to finish on All Souls Day!
Asa: All souls' day centers around two things: a discussion about history, both personal and
political, and a kind of love story. I found the historical discussion very interesting, especially as
it plays out between Arthur Daane and his friends and love interest. Arthur is the main
character, a middle-aged man who lost his wife and son years ago in a place crash, and
(perhaps because of that loss) who tends to take history, especially the 20th century European
kind, very personally and is obsessed with discovering and treasuring the marks it has left
behind in Berlin, where he spends most of his time. His inability to distance himself from what
has happened is contrasted by his friends, one of whom is a historian who enjoys the things that
have been remembered after their time has vanished, such as music and art, and another a
Russian woman who survived the siege of Leningrad during WWII, and who instead interest
herself in space technology and the things that are to come. I would glady have read more
about how people interact in different ways with the things that are left behind by history, both
personal memories and things such as art, buildings and other physical marks, even if I found
Arthur and his insistence on the importance of preserving those things a bit frustrating. Instead,
about a third of the way in, Arthur becomes interested in and starts trying to track down a young
woman he sees briefly in a cafe, and an unsatisfying love story takes over the book.
The love story involves Elik Oranje, a young woman who's working on a doctorate in history
about an early Spanish queen, and who has a traumatic past that has led her to avoid personal
entanglements and instead focuses on discovering the traces that can be found in archives and
books. I'm not sure love story is really the right word, since Elik makes it clear from the start that
she's not interested in becoming involved with Arthur, who has to accept what she chooses to
give him. This holds true up until the end of the book, and so most of the time Arthur spends his
time chasing after her without knowing where she is or how to find her, and trying to interpret
her actions and words for signs of what's really going on. It doesn't help that Arthur himself isn't
very good at expressing himself and spends most of the time when he's with his friends or Elike
not saying anything or trying to tell them what he's thinking without really succeeding. I found it
impossible to tell if Nooteboom found the love story as frustrating as I did, or if he though that
Arthur's inability to say enough and stop trailing after Elike a sign of devotion.
Jaimie: Arthur Daane's preoccupation with taking pictures usual lifestyles on movie is mirrorred
within the author's presentation of his protagonist's life. Readers are taken on a trip of remark
the place the conventional exercises of Daane's lifestyles are explored, fixating on dinners with
friends, ruminations on his movie project, and short-term trips out of kingdom for paintings as a
cameraman. Daan's existence momentarily spikes in motion while he meets the enigmatic (if
strange) Elik, a lady who treats his as an item of her personal use and who finally abandons
him. Their unusual dating is noticeable because the centrepoint of the novel, however it
unavoidably fades into the monotony of normal life's occurances as Daane returns to Berlin
after her rejection and resumes his general occupations.
Jule: i've got now formally given up in this one. probably in the future whilst i am previous and
wrinkly or a housewife i will have time...
Marc: De hoofdfiguur Daane is typisch voor Nooteboom: sterk sartreaans, een buitenstaander
dus met een sterke melancholische levensvisie (gebukt onder het verleden).Berlijn neemt
belangrijke plaats in, vooral als illustratie van de moeilijke omgang met het verleden. De
interventies van het koor zijn zeer geslaagd en leggen het grondthema bloot: het gewicht van
het verleden. De vriendenkring is zeer bevlogen en de discussies diepzinnig, maar het doet
allemaal erg aan Mulisch’ Otto denken uit de Ontdekking van de Hemel. Het verhaal rond Elik
is niet erg geloofwaardig (in feite is de figuur zelf, zoals de andere vrienden, maar heel vluchtig),
vooral het slot met de heropstanding is zeer zwak. Moraal: we moeten afstand nemen van het
verleden, om te kunnen leven!, klinkt vrij clichématig. Dus niet helemaal geslaagd, tenzij als
filosofische reflectie over de final van het verleden.
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