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Peter Handke

Known for

Writing

Born

December 6, 1942 (age 83)

Birthplace

Griffen, Austria

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."

Best known work

City of Angels

City of Angels

1998

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987

Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

1974

Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

1975

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

2016

The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

1978

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

2016

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

2008

The Absence

The Absence

1993

Filmography

2017
To Duration: A Tribute to Peter Handke
2016
Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late
as Himself
2016
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
as Gardener, Novel
2013
Glass: Spuren der Verirrten
Story
2012
Griffen – On the Tracks of Peter Handke
as Self
2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
as Self (uncredited)
2008
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
as Self
2004
Days and Nights in Paris
as Self
2003
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as Self
2002
Gero von Boehm begegnet...TV
as Self (1 episode)
1998
City of Angels
Original Film Writer
1997
NachtstudioTV
as Self (1 episode)
1993
The Absence
Director, Novel, Writer
1987
Wings of Desire
Screenplay
1985
The Malady of Death
as The Narrator (voice), Director, Screenplay
1978
The Left-Handed Woman
Director, Novel, Screenplay
1978
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
Novel
1976
Litera-TourTV
as Self (1 episode)
1975
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Dialogue, Novel
1975
Wrong Move
Screenplay
1974
Kaspar
Writer
1974
Alice in the Cities
as Man at Chuck Berry Concert (uncredited)
1971
Chronicle of Current Events
Director
1969
3 American LPs
Writer
1967
Titel, Thesen, TemperamenteTV
as Self (1 episode)