Frankétienne
(1936-2025)
Haitian artist and writer
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Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent (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 Lettres (Order of the Arts and Letters), and was named UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2010.
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12 April 1936 Ravine-Sèche
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20 February 2025 (aged 88)
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