Frankétienne

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Name (Latin)
Frankétienne
Other forms of name
Franketyèn
Date of birth
1936-04-12
Associated country
Haiti
Occupation
Poets
Dramatists
Novelists
Painters
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 15916887
Wikidata: Q162778
Library of congress: n 80106853
Sources of Information
  • His Adjanoumelezo, 1987:title page (Frankétienne) page 5 (Franketyèn)
  • Mûr a crever, c1995:title page (Frankétienne) page 4 of cover (b. 04-12-36; poet, dramatist, novelist, painter) page 7 (Franck Etienne)
  • Wikipedia, August 16, 2016(Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936 in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual; recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and Haitian Creole)
  • His Ultravocal, 1972.
  • His Adjanoumelezo, 1987:t.p. (Frankétienne) p. 5 (Franketyèn)
  • Mûr a crever, c1995:t.p (Frankétienne) p. 4 of cover (b. 04-12-36; poet, dramatist, novelist, painter) p. 7 (Franck Etienne)
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Wikipedia description:

Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [fɣãŋ.ket.jɛ̃n]; 12 April 1936 – 20 February 2025), known by his pen name Frankétienne, was a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, and painter. He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights in both French and Haitian Creole, and is "known as the father of Haitian letters". He was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009, made a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Letters), and was named UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2010.

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