Double Play
Frank Martinus Arion’s debut novel 'Double Play' (1973) was the first Antillean novel written from a black perspective. In all of his work, Arion reflects on the topics of racism and discrimination, the relationship between the community and the individual and the effects of colonialism on the world. In the end, equality is the only way forward.
Original title
Dubbelspel
Author
Frank Martinus Arion
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Although 'Double Play' is a first novel, it is the work of a mature writer – one who prepared himself for this sort of audience through life experience. […] Beneath the ostensible goal of victory in dominoes, the four men are competing for individual power and for the loyalty of their lovers and wive
World Literature Today
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A cleverly constructed novel, full of sharp social observation and convincing characterisation, it tells us a good deal about Curaçao, about men, and about the darkness that lurks behind the seemingly innocent pastime of dominoes.
Caribbean Beat
Frank Martinus Arion
Frank Martinus Arion (1936-2015) is the most important black Dutch-language author from the Netherlands Antilles. His debut novel, 'Double Play', was the perfect springboard for his literary career. It won the Van der Hoogt Prize and has been reprinted countless times; in 2017, it was made into a movie.