Frank Martinus Arion, pseudonym of Frank Efraim Martinus, was born on December 17, 1936 in Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. He is an author and language advocate.
He moved to the Netherlands in 1955 and returned to Curaçao in 1981. Some of his works include The Last Freedom (De laatste vrijheid)and Double Play (Dubbelspel). The latter is considered to be his magnum opus and was published in 1973. He currently heads the Curaçao Language Institute promoting the use of Papiamento, the local creole language.
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