living german writers - Empfehlungen??

[Thomas Eckhardt]

Dave Monroe wrote:

>But notice Peter
>Handke's name here, is it worth hunting down his The Goalie's Anxiety at
>the Penalty Kick?  

As far as I remember, no, not really. Besides, the title is ridiculous: It
is certainly not the goalkeeper who is anxious when it comes to kicking a
penalty.

>A friend in the know thought the Wim Wenders film
>thereof would appeal, so ... 

I wouldn't know about Wenders adaptation of "Die Angst des Torwarts..." for
the screen, but I found the one collaboration of Handke and Wenders I have
given a try on video, the highly acclaimed "Der Himmel ueber Berlin", so
utterly boring and pretentious, precious even, that I watched the rest of
the movie in fast forward mode - except for the few minutes of footage from
a Nick Cave concert, of course. 

Just my zwei Pfennig.

Thomas