László Krasznahorkai

Hungarian novelist and screenwriter
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László Krasznahorkai

Summary

László Krasznahorkai is a human[1]. Born in Gyula[2], he… he was born on January 5, 1954[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], and visiting docent[7]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,927 views/month, #6,331 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • László Krasznahorkai's place of birth was Gyula[2].
  • László Krasznahorkai was born on January 5, 1954[3].
  • A child of László Krasznahorkai was Ágnes Krasznahorkai[9].
  • A child of László Krasznahorkai was Kata Krasznahorkai[10].
  • László Krasznahorkai held citizenship in Hungary[11].
  • László Krasznahorkai's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • László Krasznahorkai worked as a novelist[5].
  • László Krasznahorkai's professions included writer[6].
  • László Krasznahorkai worked as a visiting docent[7].
  • László Krasznahorkai's field of work was creative and professional writing[12].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is Satantango[13].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is The Melancholy of Resistance[14].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is War & War[15].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is Seiobo There Below[16].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is Destruction and Sorrow Beneath the Heavens[17].
  • A notable work attributed to László Krasznahorkai is Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming[18].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the Kossuth Prize[19].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the International Booker Prize[20].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the Vilenica Prize[21].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the America Award in Literature[22].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the Laureate of the Hungarian Republic[23].
  • László Krasznahorkai received the Márai Sándor Prize[24].
  • László Krasznahorkai is recorded as male[25].
  • László Krasznahorkai's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • László Krasznahorkai's Commons category is recorded as László Krasznahorkai[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Gyula[2], László Krasznahorkai… he was born on January 5, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], and visiting docent[7]. László Krasznahorkai's field of work was creative and professional writing[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Satantango[13], The Melancholy of Resistance[14], War & War[15], Seiobo There Below[16], Destruction and Sorrow Beneath the Heavens[17], and Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize[19], an award[28], in Hungary[29], founded in 1948[30]; International Booker Prize[20], a literary award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 2005[33], headquartered in London[34]; Vilenica Prize[21], a literary award[35], in Slovenia[36], founded in 1986[37]; America Award in Literature[22], a literary award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1994[40]; Laureate of the Hungarian Republic[23], an award[41], in Hungary[42]; and Márai Sándor Prize[24], a literary award[43], in Hungary[44].

Personal Life

Children include Ágnes Krasznahorkai[9], an actor[45] and Kata Krasznahorkai[10], an art historian[46], b. 1977[47], of Hungary[48].

Why It Matters

László Krasznahorkai ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,927 views/month, #6,331 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to him include Satantango[51], a literary work[52] and The Melancholy of Resistance[53], a literary work[54].

FAQs

Where was László Krasznahorkai born?

László Krasznahorkai's place of birth was Gyula[2].

What did László Krasznahorkai do for work?

László Krasznahorkai worked as screenwriter[4], novelist[5], writer[6], and visiting docent[7].

What awards did László Krasznahorkai receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[19], International Booker Prize[20], Vilenica Prize[21], and America Award in Literature[22].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · PinTweaks · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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