[PAR] [TLE] The Moravian Night [SEP] The Moravian Night (German: Die morawische Nacht ) is a 2008 novel by the Austrian writer Peter Handke.  It tells the story of a retired writer who talks about a recent journey and the state of Europe in front of a small crowd on his houseboat, while anchored outside the village Porodin on the river Morava in Serbia. [PAR] [TLE] Peter Handke [SEP] Peter Handke (] ; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright and translator.  His writings about the Yugoslav Wars and subsequent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia with criticism of the Western position and his speech at the funeral of Slobodan Milošević have caused controversy, and he has been widely described as an apologist for far-right Serbian nationalism.  He has been awarded the Georg Büchner Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize and the International Ibsen Award; the latter award was extremely controversial and Handke was met by protesters in Oslo and widely described by critics in Norwegian media as a fascist with ties to war criminals.  In 2006 his nomination for the Heinrich Heine Prize caused a scandal, and the prize was withdrawn due to his political views.
[PAR] [TLE] The Moravian Night [ SEP ] The Moravian Night ( German : Die morawische Nacht ) is a 2008 novel by the Austrian writer Peter Handke . It tells the story of a retired writer who talks about a recent journey and the state of Europe in front of a small crowd on his houseboat , while anchored outside the village Porodin on the river Morava in Serbia . [PAR] [TLE] Peter Handke [ SEP ] Peter Handke ( ] ; born 6 December 1942 ) is an Austrian novelist , playwright and translator . His writings about the Yugoslav Wars and subsequent NATO bombing of Yugoslavia with criticism of the Western position and his speech at the funeral of Slobodan Milošević have caused controversy , and he has been widely described as an apologist for far - right Serbian nationalism . He has been awarded the Georg Büchner Prize , the Franz Kafka Prize and the International Ibsen Award ; the latter award was extremely controversial and Handke was met by protesters in Oslo and widely described by critics in Norwegian media as a fascist with ties to war criminals . In 2006 his nomination for the Heinrich Heine Prize caused a scandal , and the prize was withdrawn due to his political views .
The Moravian Night was written by what man whose nomination in the 2006 Heinrich Heine Prize caused a scandal?
The Moravian Night was written by what man whose nomination in the 2006 Heinrich Heine Prize caused a scandal ?
Peter Handke
Peter Handke