Hungarian master of absurdist excess László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize (apnews.com)
Krasznahorkai won won Nobel Literature, who said his biggest inspiration for writing was ‘the bitterness.’ When he thinks of the world it seems a ‘sad status.’
'The settings of his novels move across central Europe's remote villages and towns, from Hungary to Germany, before skipping to the Far East, where his travels to China and Japan left deep-seated impressions.'
'Much of Krasznahorkai's inspiration comes from experiences in central Europe on the cusp of the fall of communism. In 1987, Krasznahorkai moved from communist Hungary to West Berlin, where he said he found "a democratic ambience" he had never experienced before. "Ever since, I have never forgotten the taste of freedom," he said in an interview on the Friderikusz Podcast in 2023.'