In the Dutch Mountains

Cees Nooteboom. Penguin Books, $8.95 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-14-011829-2

Circus illusionist Kai is enslaved by the evil Snow Queen while another performer, Lucia, faces similar perils in this supernatural fairy tale narrated by a Spanish government official. Nooteboom explores ``metaphysical and aesthetic mazes . . . in this engaging, imaginative work of experimental fiction,'' said PW. (Dec.)

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