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Olga Tokarczuk & Peter Handke Win Nobel Prize for Literature

HeadlineOct 11, 2019

The Nobel Prize for Literature was announced Thursday, awarding the prize to Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and right-wing Austrian writer Peter Handke. Handke’s selection sparked widespread condemnation. He was close to the former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, who was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. Handke delivered a eulogy at his funeral.

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