STOCKHOLM — Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke has lashed out against journalists asking about his views on the wars in former Yugoslavia. Handke has been widely criticized as an apologist for Serbian war crimes during the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina. ADVERTISEMENTIn a news conference Friday ahead of next week’s prize award ceremony, Handke bristled at questions about his writings on the wars in former Yugoslavia. Academy member Peter Englund on Friday said he would boycott this year’s Nobel ceremonies in protest of Handke’s selection. Now after 30 years politics is intruding in people’s private lives.” NVGADVERTISEMENTRELATED STORIES:Five things to know about the Nobel prizesNotable quotes by late Nobel laureate Toni MorrisonRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 07, 2019 07:29 UTC