Peter Handke Signed Firsts: A Reference

Peter Handke (born 1942) is the Austrian writer whose work spans novels, plays, essays, and screenplays — including Wim Wenders’s Wings of Desire. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature generated both celebration and controversy (his political positions on the Yugoslav Wars attracted sharp criticism). His early works — The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams — are among the most important German-language novels of the 1970s.

Key Titles in English

• The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972)
• A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975)
• Slow Homecoming (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985)

Signed Copy Market Values

The Nobel Prize significantly increased Handke values.

• Signed English firsts (pre-Nobel): $50–$150
• Signed English firsts (post-Nobel): $100–$300
• Signed German firsts (Suhrkamp): $100–$300
• Unsigned English firsts: $15–$40