Writer

László Krasznahorkai

1954

Active years (films on this site)

1994–2011

Genres

DramaMystery

Schools and movements

Slow and Contemplative Cinema

Directors worked with

Béla Tarr3 films

Biography

László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian writer, novelist and screenwriter. Krasznahorkai is known for his difficult and demanding novels, often labeled postmodern, which explore 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 the director Béla Tarr.

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Awards and honours

International

• Preis der SWR-Bestenliste 1993
• America Award in Literature 2014
• Vilenica Prize 2014
• International Booker Prize 2015
• National Book Award for Translated Literature 2019
• Austrian State Prize for European Literature 2021
• Prix Laure Bataillon 2023
• Prix Formentor 2024
• Nobel Prize in Literature 2025

National / local

• Móricz Zsigmond Grant 1983
• Márai Sándor Prize 1998
• Alföld Prize 1999
• Laureate of the Hungarian Republic 2002
• Kossuth Prize 2004
• Prize of the Society of Writers 2008
• Artisjus Award 2026
• honorary citizen of Szentendre 2026

3 films on this site

1. Sátántangó 1994 · Béla Tarr · IMDb 8.2 · Writer
2. Werckmeister Harmonies 2000 · Béla Tarr · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
3. The Turin Horse 2011 · Béla Tarr · IMDb 7.7 · Writer