Peter Handke
Writing

Peter Handke

Born 1942-12-06 · Griffen, Austria

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

City of Angels★ 6.8
City of Angels
1998
Wings of Desire★ 7.8
Wings of Desire
1987
Alice in the Cities★ 7.7
Alice in the Cities
1974
Wrong Move★ 6.9
Wrong Move
1975
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez★ 4.5
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
2016
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick★ 5.5
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1972
Dichter Forum Graz
Dichter Forum Graz
1967
The Left-Handed Woman★ 6.6
The Left-Handed Woman
1977
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years★ 8.5
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us★ 9
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late★ 5.7
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late
2016
The Malady of Death
The Malady of Death
1985
The Absence★ 5.3
The Absence
1993
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
1978