"Born in the small south-eastern Hungarian town of Gyula, Krasznahorkai draws inspiration in his writing from his experiences under communism and the extensive travels he undertook after first moving abroad in 1987 to West Berlin for a fellowship. His novels, short stories and essays are best known in Germany where he lived for long periods and Hungary, where he is considered by many as the country's most important living author."
"He is a hypnotic writer, Krasznahorkai's English language translator, the poet George Szirtes, told the AFP news agency. He draws you in until the world he conjures echoes and echoes inside you, until it's your own vision of order and chaos. Critically difficult and demanding, Krasznahorkai once described his own style as reality examined to the point of madness. His penchant for long sentences and few paragraph breaks have also seen the writer labelled as obsessive."
Laszlo Krasznahorkai, 71, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature as the second Hungarian laureate. The prize recognized a compelling, visionary oeuvre that, amid apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art. Born in Gyula in south-eastern Hungary, Krasznahorkai draws on experiences under communism and extensive travels after moving to West Berlin for a 1987 fellowship. His novels, short stories and essays are best known in Germany and Hungary. He is described as a hypnotic, critically demanding writer, noted for long, winding sentences and sparse paragraph breaks. Several works were adapted into films by director Béla Tarr. The prize carries a $1.2 million award.
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