László Krasznahorkai
László Krasznahorkai | |
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| Born | 5 January 1954 Gyula, Békés County, Hungarian People's Republic |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
| Language | Hungarian, German |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) (University of Budapest) József Attila University (JATE) (University of Szeged) |
| Period | 1985–present |
| Genre | Novels, short stories, screenplays |
| Literary movement | Postmodernism |
| Notable awards | Man Booker International Prize Kossuth Prize DAAD fellowship |
| Spouse | Anikó Pelyhe (m. 1990, divorced) Dorka Haller (m. 1997, divorced) |
| Children | 3 (Kata, Ágnes, and Emma) |
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László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈkrɒsnɒhorkɒi]; born 5 January 1954) is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter known for difficult and demanding novels, often labeled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes. Several of his works, including his novels Satantango (1985) and The Melancholy of Resistance (1989), have been adapted into feature films by Béla Tarr.