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Serbia on Sunday awarded one of its highest honours to Nobel Laureate Peter Handke, whose outspoken support for the Serbs during the 1990s Yugoslav wars saw him accused of being an apologist for Serb atrocities. Considered one of the most original German-language writers alive, the Swedish Academys pick for the 2019 literature prize reopened old wounds in the Balkans At one point, Austrian Handke even compared the Serbs to the Jews under the Nazis, a remark he later retracted. A lifelong provoc...

Genocide Denier Peter Handke got a Monument in the Center of Banja Luka May 9, 2021 8:00 AM by Y.Z Genocide denier, controversial writer, and advocate of Slobodan Milosevic’s regime, Peter Handke, got a monument in the center of Banja Luka. This move is a source of pride for the authorities in Republika Srpska (RS), but when looking at the other side and the families who were left without their loved ones, it is a shameful act. RS authorities, ...

Serbia honours outspoken Nobel laureate Handke 9 May 2021 By AFP 1 min 1Approximate reading time Serbia on Sunday awarded one of its highest honours to Nobel Laureate Peter Handke whose outspoken support for the Serbs during the 1990s Yugoslav wars saw him accused of being an apologist for Serb atrocities. Considered one of the most original German-language writers alive, the Swedish Academy’s pick for the 2019 literature prize reopened old wounds in the Balkans At one point Austrian...