László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian writer, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature today for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art,” according to the Nobel Prize jury. “I am absolutely surprised,” said Krasznahorkai on the phone when the Nobel Prize committeecalled him. “And I’m very proud to be in the line of some really great writers and poets.” During the call, he said that “bitterness” was his ...
