Overview

Addressed to a rapt audience in Stockholm two days before being awarded his Nobel Prize, László Krasznahorkai’s moving lecture asks: “Human being—astonishing creature—who are you?”  In a message about hope (or his lack thereof), Krasznahorkai compassionately considers humanity and how, from our degraded current epoch, destruction might emerge —or rebellion.

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""For his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."" -- The Nobel Prize Committee ""One of the most mysterious artists now at work."" -- Colm Tóibín ""The universality of Krasznahorkai’s vision rivals that of Gogol’s Dead Souls and far surpasses all the lesser concerns of contemporary writing"" -- W.G. Sebald ""The master of the apocalypse."" -- Susan Sontag ""In his grave and hilarious career-long vigil, Krasznahorkai has joined the small band of necessary writers."" -- Garth Risk Hallberg - The New York Times

Author Information

WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE  The winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature and the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement, László Krasznahorkai was born in Gyula, Hungary. Ottilie Mulzet is a literary critic and translator of Hungarian. Mulzet received the National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2019 for her translation of László Krasznahorkai's Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming and the Best Translated Book Award in 2014 for her translation of Krasznahorkai’s Seiobo There Below.  

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