Stockholm, Oct 9: Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, known for his dense, philosophical prose and darkly humorous narratives that often unfold in a single, unbroken sentence, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre.”

Krasznahorkai joins the ranks of literary luminaries such as Ernest Hemingway, Albert Camus, and Toni Morrison, who have also received the world’s most prestigious literary honor.

The Swedish Academy’s Nobel committee has presented the literature prize 117 times to 121 laureates since its inception. Last year’s award went to South Korean author Han Kang, recognized for works that “confront historical traumas and expose the fragility of human life.”

This year’s literature award marks the fourth Nobel announcement of

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