Cees Noote Boom (The Hague, 1933) is currently considered one of the most prominent Dutch writers. Constantly moving between the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany, he has become a renowned author of travel books, novels, poetry, and essays. Even his first work, published in 1954 under the title of Philip and otherNooteboom revealed a clear pro-European and cosmopolitan stance.

Among his publications are also Treatments (1980), with which she won the Bordewijz Prize and the Pegasus Prize for Literature, In the mountains of Holland (1990) Mokusei! The Buddha behind the stockade (1994) o Allerzielen, All Souls' Day (1998), the most ambitious work of this writer who has also translated Spanish, Catalan, French and German poetry.

Remember that in addition to the Medalla de Oro del Círculo de Bellas Artes de MadridHe has been awarded prizes such as the Grinzane Cavour Narrative Prize 1994 or the International Prize for Letters 2008 awarded by the Cristóbal Gabarrón Foundation.