birth_place awards birth_date image article_title name occupation
ravine-sèche , haiti commander 2010 -rrb- ` ordre des arts et lettres ' -lrb- 12 april 1936 jean laposte 2.jpg frankétienne
 frankétienne writer , poet , playwright , painter , musician
frankétienne

frankétienne -lrb- born franck Étienne on april 12 , 1936 in ravine-sèche , haiti -rrb- is a writer , poet , playwright , painter , musician , activist and intellectual .
is recognized as one of haiti 's leading writers and playwrights of both french and haitian creole .
he has been recently called `` the father of haitian letters '' by the new york times -lrb- april 29 , 2011 -rrb- .
as a painter , he is 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 , and was made a commander of the ordre des arts et lettres -lrb- `` order of the arts and letters '' -rrb- and was named unesco artist for peace in 2010 .
