Satantango (novel)
First edition cover (Hungary) | |
| Author | László Krasznahorkai |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sátántangó |
| Translator | George Szirtes |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Publisher | Magvető |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | Hungary |
Published in English | 2012 |
| Pages | 333 |
| ISBN | 9631403831 |
Satantango (Hungarian: Sátántangó, tr. "Satan's Tango") is a 1985 novel by the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. It is Krasznahorkai's debut novel. It was adapted into a widely acclaimed seven-hour film, Sátántangó (1994), directed by Béla Tarr. The English translation by George Szirtes won the Best Translated Book Award (2013).