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 h…