Frankétienne
Frankétienne (born
Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936, in
Ravine-Sèche,
Haiti) is a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual. He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and
Haitian Creole, and is "known as the father of Haitian letters". As a painter, he is known for his colorful
abstract works, often emphasizing the colors blue and red. He was a candidate for the
Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009, made a Commander of the ''
Ordre des Arts et Lettres'' (Order of the Arts and Letters), and was named
UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2010.
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