Franketienne biography of williams

Haitian artist and writer

Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936, in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual.^[1][2] He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and Haitian Creole,^[3] and is "known as the father of Haitian letters".^[4] 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.^[1][5]

Early life

Frankétienne was born