▁named ▁an ▁Art ist ▁for ▁Peace ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁he ▁" pred icted " ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁H ait ian ▁earth qu ake ▁with ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁play ▁Mel ov ivi ▁or ▁Le ▁Pi ège . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁France ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁Let ters ▁and ▁a ▁past ▁Nobel ▁candidate . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁English ▁translation ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁including ▁Best ▁Trans l ated ▁Book ▁Award ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention ▁for ▁Lo is ▁Roth ▁Award ▁for ▁a ▁Trans lation ▁of ▁a ▁Liter ary ▁Work . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁nov els ▁Category : H ait ian ▁Cre ole - language ▁mass ▁media ▁Category : H ait ian ▁nov els <0x0A> </s> ▁El ish a ▁De W olf ▁( May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁– ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁and ▁political ▁figure ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁He ▁represented ▁King ' s ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Say bro ok , ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Nathan ▁De W olf ▁and ▁L yd ia ▁K