30 Published BooksFrankétienne
Frankétienne was a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist, and intellectual. He was recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and Haitian Creole, and was "known as the father of Haitian letters". As a painter, he was 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.
