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Peter Handke

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 6, 1942(83)

Place of Birth

Griffen, Austria

Peter Handke

Writing

Biography

Peter Handke (born 6 December 1942, in Griffen, Austria) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 2019, Handke was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience."

Known For

Filmography