Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai was presented with the Nobel Prize in Literature by Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on Wednesday. In her opening address, Astrid Soderbergh Widding, chair of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, stated that "the prize in literature is awarded to […]
This Thursday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. According to the official statement, Krasznahorkai received the award for his visionary works, which demonstrate the power of art even in the midst of apocalyptic terror. This is the first time since 2002 that a Hungarian […]
