Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai

The Nobel Prize 2025 in Literature has been awarded to Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Several works including his debut, "Satantango" and "The Melancholy of Resistance", were turned into films by Hungarian director Bela Tarr. The Nobel judges praised his "artistic gaze which is entirely free of illusion, and which sees through the fragility of the social order combined with his unwavering belief in the power of art." 71-year-old Krasznahorkai has received many awards including the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. The Booker judges praised his "extraordinary sentences, sentences of incredible length that go to incredible lengths, their tone switching from solemn to madcap to quizzical to desolate as they go their wayward way."

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