Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch
poet
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noteworthy for his poems about resistance to
German
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occupation
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during
World War II
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was born in
Amsterdam
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, married and was the father of 3 daughters and 1 son. He died in
Venlo
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Aafjes wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai
Ōoka Tadasuke. His work is marked by his devout
Catholicism
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, but he also scripted the comics ''Mannetje Bagatel'' (1946) and ''Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning'' (1962) for
Eppo Doeve
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, as well as ''Peter-kersen-eter (1943)'' and ''De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis'' (1948) for Piet Worm.
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1914 births
1993 deaths
20th-century Dutch poets
20th-century Dutch male writers
20th-century Dutch novelists
Catholic poets
Dutch Roman Catholics
Dutch comics writers
Dutch male novelists
Dutch male poets
Writers from Amsterdam