Clark Accord
| Clark Accord | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Clark Bertram Accord 6 March 1961 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Died |
11 May 2011 (aged 50) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, makeup artist |
| Language | Dutch |
Clark Bertram Accord (6 March 1961 – 11 May 2011) was a Surinamese–Dutch author and makeup artist.
Writing
His debut novel was De koningin van Paramaribo (The Queen of Paramaribo). The book became a bestseller with more than 120,000 copies sold, released in Germany, Spain, Latin America and Finland. His second novel, Tussen Apoera en Oreala (Between Apoera and Oreala), appeared in 2005, and is a love story set in the rainforests of Suriname. His third novel, Bingo!, came out in 2007 and is a story about a compulsive Surinamese gambler. Besides writing books he wrote articles for magazines and newspapers, including Elsevier, M, Elle and Marie Claire.
In 2007, he received the Bronze Bull for Art and Culture of the Surinamese community in the Netherlands. On 7 May 2011, shortly before his death from stomach cancer,[1] Clark Accord was the Surinamese ambassador to the Netherlands on behalf of the President of Suriname, and was awarded the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star.
Bibliography
- 1999: De koningin van Paramaribo (The Queen of Paramaribo)
- 2005: Tussen Apoera en Oreala (Between Apoera and Oreala)
- 2009: Bingo!
References
- ↑ "Surinamese-Dutch author Clark Accord dies at 50". Radio Netherlands. Retrieved 26 July 2012.