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László Krasznahorkai: Quick Facts

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Born January 5, 1954 (age 72) • Gyula • Hungary
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2025) • Bukhman International Booker Prize (2015)
Notable Works “Satantango” • “The Melancholy of Resistance”

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