László Krasznahorkai: the apocalypse is already underway

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025

Abstract

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to 71-year-old Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. In his prose he follows “the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess. But there are more strings to his bow, and he soon looks to the East in adopting a more contemplative, finely calibrated tone. The result is a string of works inspired by the deep-seated impressions left by his journeys to China and Japan”, the Nobel Prize website says.

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Hohulia M.P. László Krasznahorkai: the apocalypse is already underway (Nobel Prize in Literature 2025). Visn. Nac. Akad. Nauk Ukr. 2025. (12): 45—49. https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2025.12.045