Hungarian Author László Krasznahorkai Wins 2025 Nobel Prize In Literature (Photo on X@NobelPrize)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai. The prestigious award was granted to Krasznahorkai for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art, the Nobel Prize Committee announced on Thursday, October 9.
Born in 1954 in the small town of Gyula in southeast Hungary, near the Romanian border, Krasznahorkai grew up in a similar remote rural area is the scene of Krasznahorkai’s first novel ‘Sátántangó’.
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The novel was published in 1985 (‘Satantango’, 2012), which was a literary sensation in Hungary. It was also the author’s breakthrough work.
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The 2025 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” pic.twitter.com/vVaW1zkWPS— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 9, 2025
Krasznahorkai is known for his challenging, postmodern novels with dystopian and melancholic themes. His writings, often long and unbroken sentences mainly focusses on profound loners. Also a screenwriter, his work has been adapted into feature films by filmmaker Bela Tarr. He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2015.
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Graduated from the Erkel Ferenc high school specialising in Latin, Krasznahorkai began studying law in 1973 at József Attila University (now the University of Szeged), transferring to Eötvös Loránd University.
From 1978 to 1983, he studied Hungarian language and literature at the ELTE Faculty of Humanities, earning his degree.
