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László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈkrɒsnɒhorkɒi]; born 5 January 1954) is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter known for difficult and demanding novels, often labeled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes.
László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter who is known for critically difficult and demanding novels, often labelled as postmodern, with dystopian and bleak melancholic themes.
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Sep 16, 2021 · László Krasznahorkai is probably the best-known contemporary Hungarian author. His work has received the International Booker Prize in 2015, the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2019, and the America Award for a lifetime contribution to international writing in 2014, among many others.
Sep 18, 2019 · A review of Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming, the final novel of a tetralogy by the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. The reviewer explores the author's distinctive style, themes, and influences, and compares him to Beckett, Lowry, and Bernhard.
A conversation with the Hungarian novelist about his life, work, and political views. He talks about his early struggles with the Communist regime, his influences, his style, and his views on the world.
Learn about the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, who won the Man Booker International Book Prize in 2015 and collaborated with film director Béla Tarr and painter Max Neumann. See his biography, awards, publications, and seminar topics at Columbia University.
Learn about the Hungarian writer who won the Man Booker International Prize and the National Book Award for Translated Literature. Explore his novels, essays, and stories that explore themes of history, nature, and existence.
