Nobel Prize in Literature
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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature.
The Nobel committee honored him for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art".
About László Krasznahorkai
He is 71 years old and was born in the city of Gyula, Hungary.
In the 1970s, he studied law before changing his focus to literature.
He has been a vocal critic of the autocratic Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.
Literary Style and Notable Works
His novels are described as philosophical and bleakly funny, often distinguished by being written in a single, unfolding sentence.
The Nobel judges place him in the Central European tradition of writers like Franz Kafka, a style marked by "absurdism and grotesque excess".
His debut novel was "Satantango," and another key work is "The Melancholy of Resistance"
Several of his novels were adapted into films by the acclaimed Hungarian director Béla Tarr.
Other Major Recognition
He had received several other awards, including the prestigious 2015 Man Booker International Prize.