Silvio Alberto (Tip) Marugg (16 December 1923 in
Willemstad, Curaçao
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– 22 April 2006) was a Dutch-Curaçaoan writer and poet of
Venezuelan/
Swiss heritage. His novel ''De morgen loeit weer aan'' (1988) was nominated for a major
Dutch
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literature prize.
Tip Marugg
schrijversinfo.nl His style is best characterized as a variation on magic realism. Marugg also wrote several poems (published in literary magazines as well as his book of poems ''Afschuw van Licht'') and a ''Dikshonario Erotiko''; a dictionary of all words with an erotic meaning used in Papiamentu
Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; nl, Papiaments) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), with official status in Aruba ...
.
Bibliography
* 1957 - ''Weekendpelgrimage''
* 1967 - ''In de straten van Tepalka''
* 1976 - ''Afschuw van licht; gedichten 1946-1951'' (poems)
* 1988 - ''De morgen loeit weer aan (English: "The roar of morning")''
* 1992 - ''Un prinsipio pa un dikshonario erótiko papiamentu''
* 2009 - ''De hemel is van korte duur''
References
1923 births
2006 deaths
Curaçao writers
Curaçao people of Swiss descent
Curaçao people of Venezuelan descent
People from Willemstad
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