 However, since the 18th century there has been a sustained effort to write in Haitian Creole.The recognition of Creole as an official language has led to an expansion of novels, poems, and plays in Creole.In 1975, Franketienne was the first to break with the French tradition in fiction with the publication of "Dezafi," the first novel written entirely in Haitian Creole; the work offers a poetic picture of Haitian life.