Kadare: Handke crossed a line that literature shouldn't do

The prominent Albanian poet and writer, Ismail Kadare, has stated that it agrees with many other critics who opposed receiving the Nobel Prize on the part of Austrian writer Peter Handke.

Referring to controversy over Peter Handke, Austrian novelist who is known for his ties to Slobodan Milosevic, Kadare has said in Seoul that he opposes the Swedish Royal Academy's decision to award the Nobel Prize for Handkes Literature.

He has stressed that Handke is the victim of censorship and depression on the part of the government, so it may have caused him to appear more sensitive to this issue, broadcasts at the issue, follows Kosovas.

I personally know Handken and have slept with her several times. I think there is a limit that literature should not pass, but that Handke did. Murders should not be accepted under any circumstance”, Kadare said.

Ismail Kadare was today declared the winner of the renowned South Korean Literature Award, Pac Kionong, in recognition of his social value art, stemming from the historical experience of the Albanian people, according to South Korean news agency Yonha.