Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature

Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel committee at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden made this announcement today. He was recognised for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art. He will get 1.2 million US dollars as a prize money. The literature prize was the fourth to be announced this week, following the 2025 Nobels in medicine, physics and chemistry.