Syllabus:
GS-2 : Important International Institutions, agencies and fora – their Structure, Mandate.
Context: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 has been awarded to the Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.
More on the News
- The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded 118 times since it began in 1901 but only 18 women have won.
- Last year’s prize was won by South Korean author Han Kang.
Laszlo Krasznahorkai
- He is the second Hungarian author to pick up the award following the late Imre Kertesz, who won in 2002.
- Krasznahorkai gained recognition in 1985 when he published Satantango. The Swedish Academy called his debut novel “a literary sensation.” He also got the 2013 best translated book award in Fiction.
- The Nobel Prize in Literature committee described Krasznahorkai as a great epic writer in the Central European tradition.
- He has written five novels and won numerous other literary prizes, including the 2015 Man Booker International Prize.
- His 2021 book Herscht 07769 has been described as a great contemporary German novel, due to its accuracy in portraying the country’s social unrest just before the pandemic.
• Krasznahorkai’s other books include:
- The Melancholy of Resistance (1989)
- War and War (1999)
- Seiobo There Below (2008)
Sources:
BBC
The Hindu
The Guardian