Hungary's Krasznahorkai, 'master of the apocalypse' wins literature Nobel | International

STOCKHOLM, Oct 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy. The Swedish Academy honoured him "for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art." "I'm very happy, I'm calm and very nervous altogether," the author told Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio from Frankfurt. "It is my first day as a Nobel prize winner," he said. The Academy highlighted Krasznahorkai's first novel published in 1985, "Satantango", which brought him to prominence in Hungary and remains his best-known work. Krasznahorkai is "a great epic writer in the Central...