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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai accepted the Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm on Wednesday for his visionary life’s work. As the citation goes, the award recognizes a body of work that affirms the unshakeable power of art.
Astrid Söderbergh Widding, chair of the Nobel Foundation’s board of trustees, welcomed the laureates and emphasized the grim backdrop of global developments in her speech. “With its rapid, unpredictable, paradoxical and tangled developments, it may seem hard to inspire trust and confidence in the future. In this world, Alfred Nobel’s visionary legacy is a forceful reminder of the transformative powers of science, literature and peace.,” said Astrid Söderbergh Widding. She emphasized that the Nobel Foundation remains true to Alfred Nobel’s principle that “nationality is irrelevant; the prize must be awarded to the most deserving person.”
László Krasznahorkai at the Nobel Prize award ceremony (Photo: Szilárd Koszticsák/MTI)
In her tribute to László Krasznahorkai, the chair of the board of trustees highlighted the central tension in his work.
We honor a literary work in which melancholy and apocalypse dominate the picture, but in which the power of art and creation, however incomprehensible it may be, can still overcome the dark and violent forces,”
she explained.
The laureates offer hope through their pursuit of knowledge, integrity, excellence, and creativity. Astrid Söderbergh Widding called for the active protection of freedom of science and literature and efforts to promote peace in order to improve the world.
“It is László Krasznahorkai’s greatness as a writer to have succeeded in combining an artistic gaze, entirely free of illusion, that sees through the fragility of the orders established by man, with an unwavering faith in the power of literature.”
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Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature, emphasized in his laudatory speech the significance of Krasznahorkai’s work, which he described as a “visionary life’s work.” “László Krasznahorkai’s greatness as a writer to have succeeded in combining an artistic gaze, entirely free of illusion, that sees through the fragility of the orders established by man, with an unwavering faith in the power of literature.” said Olsson.
He praised the prize as recognition of a “rare strength in contemporary literature.”
The chairman recalled Krasznahorkai’s debut novel Sátántangó (Satan’s Tango) from 1985, depicting a hopeless group shortly before the collapse of communism. This apocalyptic theme continued in his second major work, Az ellenállás melankóliája (The Melancholy of Resistance), in which the author “masterfully depicts the brutal struggle between order and disorder.”
Olsson emphasized that Krasznahorkai had further developed his sharply existentialist style in later works, which is rooted in the Central European tradition of dark absurdity and burlesque humor from Kafka to Bernhard. As an example, he cited the novel Herscht 07769 (Herscht 07769: Florian Herscht’s Bach Novel), which in a single 400-page sentence not only captures the complexity of reality, but also obscures it by using “language that becomes a musical form.”
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai (left) receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for his life’s work from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (right) (Photo: Szilárd Koszticsák/MTI)
Krasznahorkai’s trademark is his flowing syntax, which is “at once heavy and light, melancholic and inspiring, fairy-tale-like and poetically intense.”
His travels to China and Japan have broadened the Central European context of his work and given it a new, contemplative mood.
László Krasznahorkai with the Nobel Prize in Literature (Photo: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd)
The Nobel Prize winner in literature is also being celebrated at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest, Krasznahorkai’s alma mater.
To mark the awarding of the Nobel Prize, the university is launching a year-long program that will run until December 10, 2026.
The Krasznahorkai Year began on Wednesday with a live broadcast of the award ceremony and expert discussion.
According to a statement from the university, the award is a great honor for ELTE and especially for the Faculty of Humanities, where Krasznahorkai graduated in 1983. His life’s work is a central area of research for several faculty members.
Via MTI; Featured image: MTI/Koszticsák Szilárd
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