The University of Szeged, in the southeast of Hungary, presented the Nobel Prize-winning author László Krasznahorkai with an honorary doctorate at the university's day this Saturday.
László Krasznahorkai, who studied law in Szeged in the 1970s, read from his short story "Obstacle Theory", published in Hungarian in 2008.
The essay examines the relationship between humans and reality through a unique interpretation of space and the world. The philosophical tone of the reading took the audience on a special intellectual journey and provided a unique counterpoint to the formal, ceremonial atmosphere of the festive event.
Katalin Karikó, another Nobel Prize winner and a professor at the university, also delivered a speech at the ceremonial session of the school's senate.
University rector László Rovó said the University of Szeged had demonstrated it was capable of preserving its traditions as well as undergoing renewal.
Enrollment at the university now stands over 26,000.
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