Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, known for his philosophical and darkly humorous novels that often unfold in a single sentence, is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for "his captivating and visionary work that, in the midst of apocalyptic horror, reaffirms the power of art."
Krasznahorkai, 71, is "a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends from Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, characterized by absurdity and grotesque excess," the jury said in a statement.
Several of his works, including “ Satantango ” and “ The Melancholy of Resistance ,” have been adapted into films by Hungarian director Béla Tarr.
Krasznahorkai, 71, has won many awards, including the Man Booker International Prize in 2015. The jury for that prize praised him for his “extraordinary sentences, with tones that shift from irony to despair.”
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded by the Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee 117 times, to a total of 121 winners. Last year's winner was South Korean author Han Kang, for her work that, according to the committee, "confronts historical traumas and highlights the fragility of human life."
This is the fourth Nobel Prize to be announced this week, following those in medicine, physics and chemistry for 2025.
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday.
