The 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded on Thursday to Hungarian author and screenwriter Laszlo Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art".

He will be the sole recipient of the Royal Swedish Academy's award of 11 million Swedish kronor (roughly $1.17 million).

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