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Peter Handke (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈhantkə]; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."
Peter Handke, Austrian playwright, novelist, and poet known as one of the most original German-language writers of his generation. The dominant theme of his writings is that ordinary language and everyday reality have a constraining and deadening effect on human beings.
Peter Handke is one of the most influential writers in Europe after the Second World War. His bibliography contains novels, essays, note books, dramatic works and screenplays. Already in the 1960s Handke set his mark on the literary scene.
Dec 7, 2019 · The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 was awarded to Peter Handke "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience"
Biobibliography. Peter Handke was born 1942 in a village named Griffen, located in the Kärnten region in southern Austria. This was also the birthplace of his mother Maria, who belonged to the Slovenian minority. His father was a German soldier he would not meet before reaching adulthood himself.
Dec 9, 2019 · Interview with the 2019 Nobel Laureate in Literature Peter Handke, 9 December 2019. 00:00 - How does your writing process begin? ...more.
Peter Handke is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."
