Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his apocalyptic vision and distinctive prose style. Known for sentences that run for pages, the 71-year-old becomes Hungary’s second Nobel laureate in literature, following Imre Kertész who won in 2002.
The Tanzanian-born British novelist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021 “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents,” crafts narratives that deftly navigate the complex terrain of displacement, cultural identity, and the lingering shadows of empire.
“Ernaux’s literary project transcends traditional memoir by situating personal experience within broader social contexts. Her deceptively simple prose transforms intimate family portraits into profound meditations on class mobility and generational change. Through rigorous self-examination, she creates literature that serves as both artistic achievement and essential sociological document of contemporary France.”
The Asian Review 