The Foxes Come at Night

The Foxes Come at Night (Dutch: 's Nachts komen de vossen) is a short story collection by the Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, published by De Bezige Bij in 2009.^[1]

The Foxes Come at Night

Author	Cees Nooteboom
Original title	's Nachts komen de vossen
Translator	Ina Rilke
Language	Dutch
Publisher	De Bezige Bij
Publication date	2009
Publication place	Netherlands
Published in English	2011
Pages	160
ISBN	9789023468844

Contents

• "Gondolas"
• "Thunderstorm"
• "Heinz"
• "Late September"
• "Late Afternoon"
• "Paula"
• "Paula II"
• "The Furthermost Point"

Reception

Alberto Manguel of The Guardian wrote that the book works as an introduction to Nooteboom or a summary of his themes, which often concern language and human self-consciousness. Manguel called the collection "a full-bodied meditation on the end of things, broken into eight parts that essentially explore one single final experience".^[2]

Jonathan Gibbs of The Independent wrote that the stories are "translated without noticeable blemish". He highlighted "Paula" and "Paula II", calling them "closest to the flickering melancholy" of Nooteboom's earlier novella The Following Story.^[3]

References

1. "Cees Nooteboom - 's Nachts komen de vossen". Het Parool (in Dutch). 25 February 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
2. Manguel, Alberto (22 July 2011). "The Foxes Come at Night by Cees Nooteboom - review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
3. Gibbs, Jonathan (8 July 2011). "The Foxes Come at Night, By Cees Nooteboom, trans. Ina Rilke". The Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

External links

• De Bezige Bij