Biography
László Krasznahorkai is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter. Born in 1954 in Gyula, Hungary, he studied law at the universities of Szeged and Budapest before turning to Hungarian language and literature.
His debut novel Satantango (1985) was adapted by director Béla Tarr into the 1994 film of the same name, for which Krasznahorkai wrote the screenplay. He has collaborated extensively with Tarr on other films, including Damnation (1988), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) and The Turin Horse (2011).
In 2025 Krasznahorkai was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
