Frankétienne

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Frankétienne
Frankétienne
Untitled Frankétienne painting, oil on canvas
Untitled Frankétienne painting, oil on canvas

Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936 in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a world-renowned author, poet, playwright, musician and painter. He has written in both French and Haitian creole. As a painter, he is known for his colorful abstract works, often emphasizing the colors blue and red.

Contents

[edit] Selected works

  • Au Fil du Temps - compilation of poems
  • Ultravocal - novel
  • Pèlin Tèt - play (written in Haitian Creole)
  • Dézafi - novel (first novel written in Haitian Creole)[1]
  • Mûr à Crever - novel
  • Les Affres d'un Défi - novel

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ P. Schutt-Ainé, Haiti: A Basic Reference Book, 103

[edit] References

  • Schutt-Ainé, Patricia; Staff of Librairie Au Service de la Culture (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture, p. 103. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0. 

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