Frank Martinus Arion
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
Papiamentu and Dutch
.
Bibliography
- 1957 - Stemmen uit Afrika (gedichten)
- 1972 - Bibliografie van het Papiamentu
- 1973 - Dubbelspel - awarded the Van der Hoogt Prize [English translation: Double Play, translated from Dutch by Paul Vincent; London]
- 1974 - Sisyphiliaans alpinisme tegen miten
- 1975 - Afscheid van de koningin
- 1977 - Albert Helman, de eenzame jager
- 1979 - Nobele wilden
- 1993 - De ibismensmuis
- 1995 - De laatste vrijheid
- 1996 - The Kiss of a Slave
- 2001 - De eeuwige hond
- 2005 - Eén ding is droevig
- 2006 - De deserteurs
- 2006 - Drie romans
Adaptations
Arion's 1973 Dutch-language novel Double Play was adapted into the 2017 English-language film Ernest R. Dickerson.
References
- ^ "Frank Martinus Arion", Dutch Foundation for Literature.
External links
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