László Krasznahorkai

László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter, born in 1954, known for difficult, demanding novels with postmodern, dystopian and melancholy themes. His books Satantango (1985) and The Melancholy of Resistance (1989) were adapted into films by director Béla Tarr. He was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, and his books include Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming, Seiobo There Below, and War and War.