Clark Accord (1961–2011)

Since my stay in Suriname almost four years ago I'm interested in their culture and literature. Although the writer now lives in the Netherlands and the story plays there as well, it talks about a subculture in society where a lot of Surinamese people can be found.

This book describes an evening of bingo, where a jackpot of 5000 Euros can be won. People travel from Rotterdam to Amsterdam in special busses to play the game, among them Leanda and Naomi, mother and daughter. The book tells about the excitement of the evening and about how these people hardly can make a living. It made me wonder about all the things in society that are painfull and I don't notice anything about...

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