The decision to award Austrian writer Peter Handke a Nobel Prize in Literature has sparked widespread outrage, with critics calling it 'shameful' that the award has been given to a 'genocide denier.'
The decision to award Austrian writer Peter Handke a Nobel Prize in Literature has sparked widespread outrage, with critics calling it"shameful" that the award has been given to a"genocide denier."
Handke, who was born in 1942, has long been a controversial figure, attracting criticism for his outspoken positions on the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and for his close ties to former Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević, who was charged with war crimes associated with the conflict. He notably made a speech at Milošević's funeral in 2006.Austrian writer Peter Handke was awarded with the 2019 Nobel Literature Prize.
— Gent Cakaj October 10, 2019 In a statement published by PEN America, the organization that promotes literary freedom of expression said it was"dumbfounded" by the decision to honor a writer"who has used his public voice to undercut historical truth and offer public succor to perpetrators of genocide.""At a moment of rising nationalism, autocratic leadership, and widespread disinformation around the world, the literary community deserves better than this.
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