Peter Handke (German: [ˈhantkə]; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright and political activist. His body of work has been awarded numerous literary prizes. His writings about the Yugoslav Wars and subsequent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia with criticism of the Western position and his speech at the funeral of Slobodan Milošević have caused controversy.
Romantically linked to Sophie Semin, who gave birth to their daughter Léocadie in 1992.
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After leaving his hometown Graz in 1965, he lived in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Kronberg, Paris, in the United States, Salzburg and Chaville, France.
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His most noted works include "The Hornets" (1966), "Offending the Audience and Other Spoken Plays" (1966), "The Left-Handed Woman" (1976), "Across" (1983), "My Year in the No-Man's-Bay" (1994) and "Kali" (2007).
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Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 40th Venice International Film Festival in 1983.
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Although being nominated for the Heinrich Heine Prize by a jury, the city council of Düsseldorf didn't accept this decision because Handke spoke at the funeral of former Yugoslavian dictator Slobodan Milosevic (June 2006).
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Lives in Chaville near Paris, France, since 1991.
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While studying law at the University of Graz from 1961 to 1965, he established himself as writer with the Grazer Gruppe (Graz Author's Assembly). Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek were amongst the other members.
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His daughter Amina was born on 20 April 1969.
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Longtime companion of actress Katja Flint from 2001 to 2006.
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Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 42nd Cannes International Film Festival in 1989. The 'President of the Jury' that year was his friend Wim Wenders.
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Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 133, pp. 248-255. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
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Made director John Ford a character in his novel "Short Letter, Long Farewell".
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Drew criticism in the West for his strong pro-Serbian views during the Kosovo conflict.
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Directed 4 films based on his own material: 2 TV films and 2 theatrical features. His 2 feature films Die linkshändige Frau (1978) and The Absence (1992) premiered in the 'Official Competition' at the international film festivals in Cannes 1978 and Venice 1992. They were both produced by Wim Wenders and in both Bruno Ganz played a leading role.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez
2016
stage play "Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez"
City of Angels
1998
screenplay "Der Himmel über Berlin"
The Absence
1992
writer
Ville étrangère
1988
novel "Stunde der wahren Empfindung"
Wings of Desire
1987
screenplay co-writer
Das Mal des Todes
1985
screenplay
El lago
1982
Short story
Die linkshändige Frau
1978
novel / screenplay
Wrong Move
1975
screenplay
Kaspar
1974
TV Movie play
La chevauchée sur le lac de Constance
1974
TV Movie play
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1972
dialogue co-writer / novel
Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse
1971
TV Movie
Das Mündel will Vormund sein
1970
TV Movie play
Drei Amerikanische LP's
1969
TV Short
Kaspar
1969/II
TV Movie play
Kaspar
1969/I
TV Movie play
Publikumsbeschimpfung
1966
TV Movie play
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Absence
1992
Das Mal des Todes
1985
Die linkshändige Frau
1978
Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse
1971
TV Movie
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez
2016
Le jardinier
Vom Geist der Zeit
1985
Das Mal des Todes
1985
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
König Lear
2008
TV Movie translator: lyrics
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fliehkraft
1984
Short quotation
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sleep Furiously
2008
Documentary special thanks
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
Video documentary short special thanks
The Debridement of Rome
2012
Short acknowledgment
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
La grande librairie
2016
TV Series
Himself
Peter Handke: Bin im Wald. Kann sein, dass ich mich verspäte...
2016
Documentary
Himself
Mein Leben
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nachtstudio
2008
TV Series
Himself
Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher
2008
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Von einem der auszog - Wim Wenders' frühe Jahre
2007
Documentary
Himself
Campus, le magazine de l'écrit
2004-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Tage und Nächte in Paris
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Negro sobre blanco
2001
TV Series
Himself
Peter Przygodda, Schnittmeister
1993
Documentary
Himself
Personenbeschreibung
1975-1992
TV Series documentary
Himself
Das Spiel vom Fragen und vom Antworten
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Litera-Tour
1976
TV Series
Himself
Dichter Forum Graz
1975
Short
Himself
Drei Amerikanische LP's
1969
TV Short
Himself (voice)
Das Profil
1969
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Österreich - Unser Jahrhundert
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1980
Guild Film Award - Gold
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
German Film (Deutscher Film)
Die linkshändige Frau (1978)
1978
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Film - National
Die linkshändige Frau (1978)
1978
Guild Film Award - Gold
Guild of German Art House Cinemas
German Film (Deutscher Film)
Die Marquise von O... (1976)
1975
Film Award in Gold
German Film Awards
Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch)
Falsche Bewegung (1975)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1992
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
L'absence (1992)
1978
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Die linkshändige Frau (1978)
Known for movies
City of Angels (1998) as Writer
Wings of Desire (1987) as Writer
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1972) as Writer
$200,000
