Frank Martinus Arion
1936
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2015
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
native language: Dutch
languages spoken, written or signed: Papiamento, Dutch
educated at: Leiden University
occupation: writer, poet, Suriname studies researcher, prosaist, linguist
Frank Martinus Arion (born Frank Efraim Martinus; 17 December 1936 – 28 September 2015) was a Curaçaoan poet, novelist, and language advocate. He moved to the Netherlands in 1955 and in 1981 returned to Curaçao, where he became head of the Curaçao Language Institute that promotes the use of the Papiamentu language. His works include The Last Freedom (De laatste vrijheid) and Double Play (Dubbelspel). The latter novel is considered to be his magnum opus and was published in 1973. He wrote in Papiamentu and Dutch. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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