The Foxes Come at Night
AuthorCees Nooteboom
Original title's Nachts komen de vossen
TranslatorIna Rilke
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
PublisherDe Bezige Bij
Publication date
2009
Published in English
2011
Pages160
ISBN9789023468844

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]

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

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