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. 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 Double Play, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson. References External links Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature website on Arion 1936 births 2015 deaths Curaçao poets Curaçao novelists Papiamento-language writers Papiamento-speaking people 20th-century poets 20th-century novelists 21st-century poets 21st-century novelists Male poets Male novelists 20th-century Dutch male writers 21st-century Dutch male writers