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📍 Birthplace Ravine-Sèche
April 12, 1936 – February 20, 2025
Haiti
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Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d'Argent, 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, and was named UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2010.
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Main works
- UltravocalUltravocal · 2004
Dézafi
- UltravocalUltravocal
Covers: Open Library and Cover Art Archive, where available; other titles are shown without their cover.
Career
- 2002Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-MondeDistinction
- 2004UltravocalWork
- 2006Prince Claus AwardDistinction
- 2021Grand prix de la francophonieDistinction
Distinctions
- 2002Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde
- 2006Prince Claus Award
- 2021Grand prix de la francophonie
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Places
- Birthplace
- Ravine-Sèche
- Languages
- French, Haitian Creole
Official links and sources
Information from
- Wikidata, Q162778 (CC0)
- Photo: Jean Laposte, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Covers: Open Library and Cover Art Archive, where available; other titles are shown without their cover.