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Anton Wachter Statue

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Anton Wachter Statue

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  • Location: Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands

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    July 17, 2025

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    Anton Wachter is the alter-ego of the Harlingen-born writer Simon Vestdijk in the autobiographical novel Back to Ina Damman. The statue of Anton Wachter in the Voorstraat was made by the sculptor Suze Boschma-Berkhout. Simon Vestdijk's birthplace is not far from the statue: Voorstraat 61
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    Anton Wachter is a fictional character by the Dutch author Simon Vestdijk. Anton's life is chronicled in eight novels, which form the core of Vestdijk's extensive oeuvre. The books, published between 1934 and 1960, are strongly autobiographical in nature.
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