Krasznahorkai became the 122nd recipient of the prize, which has been given out with few exceptions since 1901. Celebrated both at home and abroad, he is famous for his dystopian novels depicting life in rural Hungary.
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Krasznahorkai has kept a low profile at his home in the Hungarian countryside :
Laszlo Krasznahorkai of Hungary will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday.
Krasznahorkai won “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre” in the “midst of apocalyptic terror” that “reaffirms the power of art,” said Mats Malm, the Academy’s permanent secretary.
The 71-year-old novelist and screenwriter is famous for his postmodern and sometimes dystopian portrayals of small towns in Hungary. He has adapted several of his novels, including Satantango and The Melancholy of Resistance, into award-winning films.
This award is considered the most prestigious honor a writer can receive in their career. Krasznahorkai has regularly been touted as a favorite to win for the past decade.
