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Dec 6, 1942 — —· 83 yrs

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Peter Handke

Also known as: P. Handke, Handke

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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." Handke is considered to be one of the most influential and original German-language writers in the second half of the 20th century. [source](

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DU CROISY. Seigneur La Grange... LA GRANGE. Yes? DU CROISY. A word with you; if you can speak without laughing.

— from Don Juan, 1978

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#2

The Moravian night

4.0 (1)

"An odyssey through the mind and memory of a washed-up writer from one of Europe's most provocative novelists"--

#1

Don Juan

1978

3.0 (3)

"In Don Juan, Peter Handke offers his unique take on history's best-known lover. Don Juan's story - "his own version"--Is filtered through the consciousness of an anonymous narrator, a failed innkeeper and chef, into whose solitude Don Juan bursts one day. On each day of the week that follows, Don Juan describes the adventures he experienced on that same day a week earlier. The adventures are erotic, but Handke's Don Juan is more pursued than pursuer. What makes his accounts riveting are the remarkable evocations of places and people, and the nature of his narration. This is, above all, a book about storytelling and its ability to burst the ordinary boundaries of time and space." "In this brief and wry volume, Peter Handke conjures images and depicts the subtleties of human interaction with an unforgettable vividness. Along the way, he offers a sharp commentary on many features of contemporary life."--Jacket.

#3

Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied

5.0 (1)

In der Erzählung Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied reist ein junger Österreicher quer durch die USA, auf der Flucht vor und zugleich auf der Suche nach seiner Frau Judith. Er trifft Claire, nimmt, im Anschluß an eine Aufführung von Schillers Don Carlos, an einem Gespräch über das Verhältnis von Bühne und Wirklichkeit teil, erlebt seinen Bruder in seiner naiven Verbundenheit mit der Kindheit und redet mit John Ford über Natur und Geschichte. Seine Melancholie und Hoffnungslosigkeit geraten in Kontrast zu dem anderen Zeitgefühl und zu der anderen Lebensweise des fremden Landes. Diese große Erzählung von Peter Handke ist ein zeitgenössischer Entwicklungsroman, die abenteuerliche Geschichte einer Trennung und spannend wie ein Kriminalroman.

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