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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 ...
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. Handke won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Learn about the life and work of Peter Handke, the Austrian writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019 for his linguistic ingenuity and exploration of human experience. Find out his biography, bibliography, prize motivation and more on this official website.
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.
Peter Handke (* 6. Dezember 1942 in Griffen, Kärnten) ist ein österreichischer Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Peter Handke is an Avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright. His body of work has been awarded numerous literary prizes, including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2019.
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.
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