2025
What to read: László Krasznahorkai
Curious about 2025 literature laureate but unsure which of his books to pick up first? Here members of the Swedish Academy give their recommendations. Satantango (1985) Steve Sem-Sandberg: Satantango is a debut novel unlike any other. Published in 1985 it predicted the downfall of the communist regime in Hungary four years later. Set on the plains…
moreLászló Krasznahorkai – Interview
Interview
First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “I’m very proud to be in the line of some really great writers and poets.” In this interview, new literature laureate László Krasznahorkai shares his happiness about his Nobel Prize, which came as a surprise. Krasznahorkai speaks about how bitterness is an important driver for him, and also highlights…
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Photo gallery
László Krasznahorkai receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2025. László Krasznahorkai lecturing at the Swedish Academy, 7 December 2025. László Krasznahorkai at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2025. László Krasznahorkai donated a Netsuke depicting a wise elderly man to the…
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Interview
First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “This is the mind of the researcher in Japan, don’t switch off the light, even at night.” In this short conversation recorded the day after the announcement of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Susumu Kitagawa about his approach to tackling grand challenges, and how to keep a lookout for…
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Prize announcement
Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 by Mats Malm, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, on 9 October 2025. Interview about the awarded work “As a debut novel, it is magnificent” Following the announcement, Steve Sem-Sandberg, member of the Nobel Committee for Literature, was interviewed by Carin Klaesson about the 2025 Nobel Prize…
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Bio-bibliography
Swedish Författaren László Krasznahorkai föddes 1954 i den lilla staden Gyula i sydöstra Ungern, nära gränsen till Rumänien. En liknande, lantlig trakt i periferin blir skådeplats för Krasznahorkais första roman Sátántangó (Satantango, 2015) som utgavs 1985, en bok som blir en litterär sensation i Ungern och författarens stora genombrott. Romanen skildrar med stark suggestionskraft en grupp nergångna människor på…
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Press release
Swedish Ständige sekreteraren Pressmeddelande9 oktober 2025 Nobelpriset i litteratur år 2025 László Krasznahorkai Nobelpriset i litteratur år 2025 tilldelas den ungerska författaren László Krasznahorkai, ”för hans visionära och kraftfulla författarskap som mitt i undergångens fasa upprätthåller tron på konstens möjligheter”.
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