Has art jumped the shark after WWI?

[abaris]

I haven't heard of Handke but I love Stephen King and feel like his ability to craft characters and scenes is highly unappreciated.

Handke is an Austrian author and playwright. He's famous in the German speaking countries for his mastery of the language. Therefore, I'm not sure he gets translated, since much of what he actually does would get lost in the process. That's also his biggest problem in my understanding, since he puts style over content.

Edit: I stand corrected, he has been translated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Handke