Nobel lectures were delivered. Handke did not address being a genocide apologist. End of story.
After an awkward moment during which the room was induced to sing Happy Birthday to the author, Handke was asked at the press conference about the polarised response to his win. He responded: “This is a very long story. To tell this story here, I think it’s not the moment.”
Asked about the planned protests next week, Handke reminisced about a visit to Norway in 2014, when he won the Ibsen award. “There were a lot of protests when I went to the National Theatre of Oslo. A lot of shouting of ‘fascist, fascist’. I wanted to talk to these ladies and gentlemen but they didn’t want to talk to me,” he said. In his speech accepting that prize, he told his critics: “Go to hell, where you already are.”
Charmer. Though I admit it’s a weird and small relief to see other cultures also have dirtbag literary giants as well.
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A country hasn’t achieved true culture until it has a literary dirtbag of its very own.
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I meant that to read “dirtbag literary giant.” Some mornings, I really need an editor.
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