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Apr 12, 1936 Ravine Sèche, Haiti 88 years old
Haitian artist and writer
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About 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.
