1994Winner
Best Writing
Satantango
László Krasznahorkai
Actor · Writer
Gyula, Hungary
May 1, 1954
Biography
László Krasznahorkai (born January 5, 1954) is a Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian novelist and screenwriter. He is known for difficult and demanding novels, often labelled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes. Several of his works, notably his novels Satantango (Sátántangó, 1985) and The Melancholy of Resistance (Az ellenállás melankóliája, 1989), have been turned into feature films by Hungarian film director Béla Tarr.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2001Winner
Best Writing
Werckmeister Harmonies
2011Winner
Best Writing
The Turin Horse
Career Highlights
2008Highlight
Best Writing
The Man from London
1988Highlight
Best Writing
Damnation
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Satantango
Werckmeister Harmonies
The Turin Horse