Overview
- At 71, he becomes the second Hungarian laureate in literature, following Imre Kertész in 2002.
- The jury praised a "fascinating and visionary" body of work that confronts apocalyptic terror with the force of art.
- Krasznahorkai will receive a diploma, a medal, and 11 million Swedish crowns, with the formal ceremony scheduled in December in Stockholm.
- Reacting to Swedish Radio, he said he felt "very happy, calm and very nervous at the same time."
- Long seen as a contender, he previously won the 2015 Man Booker International and is known for demanding, melancholic novels such as Satantango.