Bertus Aafjes | |
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Born | Lambertus Jacobus Johannes Aafjes May 12, 1914 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | April 23, 1993 Venlo, Netherlands |
(aged 78)
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Dutch |
Nationality | Dutch |
Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet whose work is marked by his devout Catholicism.
He wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ōoka Tadasuke.
Aafjes was born in Amsterdam. He wrote poems on the resistance to the German occupation during the World War II. He died in Venlo.