Quick Facts About Peter Handke
- Born
- December 6, 1942
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Writer
- Notable works
- Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter: Erzählung / Peter Handke
- Known for
- The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Offending the Audience, Short Letter, Long Farewell, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, The Left-Handed Woman
- Spouse
- Sophie Semin
About Peter Handke
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." Handke is considered to be one of the most influential and original German-language writers in the second half of the 20th century.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
