Godfried Bomans

Biography

Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans (2 March 1913 – 22 December 1971) was a Dutch author and television personality. Though much acclaimed in the Netherlands, much of his work remains untranslated into English.

Already as a pupil in high school Bomans showed literary interest; he became editor of school newspapers and published short stories, even in literary magazines. In 1943 he quit his studies and moved back to Haarlem, where he helped save a number of persecuted Jews, for which he received the distinction Righteous Among the Nations.

He is best known for his books of modern-day fairy tales and his short, humorous pieces full of wit, parody and mild irony. In 1950 he began an artist's club in H...