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Peter Handke

Date of birth

Dec 6, 1942(age: 83)

Place of birth

Griffen, Austria

Peter Handke

Biography of Peter Handke:

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."

Peter Handke has directed:

The Absence(1993)

The Malady of Death(1985)

The Left-Handed Woman(1978)

Chronicle of Current Events(1971)

Peter Handke has acted in:

To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke(2017)

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late(2016) ... as Himself

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez(2016) ... as Gardener

Griffen – On the Tracks of Peter Handke(2012) ... as Self

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers(2008) ... as Self (uncredited)

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years(2008) ... as Self

Days and Nights in Paris(2004) ... as Self

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us(2003) ... as Self

The Malady of Death(1985) ... as The Narrator (voice)

Alice in the Cities(1974) ... as Man at Chuck Berry Concert (uncredited)

3 American LPs(1969)

Dichter Forum Graz(1967)

Additional credits for Peter Handke:

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez(2016)(Novel)

Glass: Spuren der Verirrten(2013)(Story)

City of Angels(1998)(Original Film Writer)

The Absence(1993)(Novel)

Wings of Desire(1987)(Screenplay)

The Malady of Death(1985)(Screenplay)

The Left-Handed Woman(1978)(Novel)

Short Letter to the Long Goodbye(1978)(Novel)

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick(1975)(Dialogue)

Wrong Move(1975)(Screenplay)

Kaspar(1974)(Writer)

3 American LPs(1969)(Writer)

Offending the Audience(1966)(Writer)

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