The Swedish Academy and Peter Handke. Justice for whom?
The Swedish Academy and Peter Handke. Justice for whom?
Author(s): Joanna HosaSubject(s): Politics, Recent History (1900 till today), Austrian Literature, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Swedish Academy; Peter Handke; Nobel Prize; Serbia; Slobodan Milošević;
Summary/Abstract: Austrian writer Peter Handke was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature. The award renewed a debate surrounding this author – his ardent support for Serbia and Slobodan Milošević, who was the Serbian leader in the mid-1990s – and puts the integrity of the Swedish Academy into question.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 01+02 (40)
- Page Range: 116-121
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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