Peter Handke
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-12-06 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Griffen, Austria
Peter Handke
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."
Known For
Acting
(2016)
(2016)
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
as Gardener
(2012)
(2008)
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
as Self (uncredited)
(2008)
(2004)
Days and Nights in Paris
as Self
(2003)
(1985)
The Malady of Death
as the narrator
(1974)
Alice in the Cities
as Man at Chuck Berry Concert (uncredited)
(1969)
(1967)
Crew
(2016)
(1998)
City of Angels
Original Film Writer
(1993)
The Absence
Director, Novel, Writer
(1987)
Wings of Desire
Screenplay
(1985)
The Malady of Death
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
The Left-Handed Woman
Director, Novel, Screenplay
(1978)
(1975)
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Dialogue, Novel
(1975)
Wrong Move
Screenplay
(1974)
Kaspar
Writer
(1971)
Chronik der laufenden Ereignisse
Director
(1969)
3 American LPs
Writer
(1966)
Offending the Audience
Writer