Clark Bertram Accord (6 March 1961 – 11 May 2011) was a Surinamese–Dutch author and makeup artist.

Writing

His debut book, published in 1999, was ''De koningin van Paramaribo'' (''The Queen of Paramaribo''), written about the life of Maxi Linder; he later adapted the story into both a play and a musical. 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

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. 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 ''

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''. 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, Clark Accord was awarded the

Honorary Order of the Yellow Star The Honorary Order of the Yellow Star (Dutch: ''Ere-Orde van de Gele Ster'') is the highest state decoration of the Republic of Suriname. The Order was instituted in 1975 at the independence of Suriname and replaced the Dutch Order of the Nether ...

on behalf of the President of Suriname.

Bibliography

* 1999: ''De koningin van Paramaribo'' (''The Queen of Paramaribo'') * 2005: ''Tussen Apoera en Oreala'' (''Between Apoera and Oreala'') * 2009: ''Bingo!''

References

External links

Clark Accord Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Accord, Clark 1961 births 2011 deaths Surinamese journalists Surinamese novelists Dutch male novelists People from Paramaribo Honorary Order of the Yellow Star 20th-century Dutch novelists 20th-century Dutch male writers 21st-century Dutch novelists 21st-century Dutch male writers Deaths from stomach cancer Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands