The Captain of the Butterflies

Cees Nooteboom

Sun & Moon Press, 1997 - Poetry - 117 pages

The first English-language collection of poetry by the prize-winning, contemporary Dutch novelist and essayist offers a wry mix of avant-garde language and precise, realistic images. Original. IP.

Contents

• Introduction: 9
• Meditation: 19
• Riddle: 25
• The Sealed Riders: 32
• Maschi: 38
• Midday: 44

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Captain of the Butterflies; Sun & Moon classics
• Author: Cees Nooteboom
• Translated by: Leonard Nathan, Herlinde Spahr
• Publisher: Sun & Moon Press, 1997
• ISBN: 1557133158, 9781557133151
• Length: 117 pages
• Subjects: Poetry / European / General; Poetry / General