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    László Krasznahorkai

    WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE 

    László Krasznahorkai was born in Gyula, Hungary, in 1954. He worked for some years as an editor until 1984, when he became a freelance writer. He now lives in reclusiveness in the hills of Szentlászló. His many accolades include the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature, and the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. Starting in 2000, New Directions has published fourteen of his books.

    László Krasznahorkai

    WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE 

    László Krasznahorkai was born in Gyula, Hungary, in 1954. He worked for some years as an editor until 1984, when he became a freelance writer. He now lives in reclusiveness in the hills of Szentlászló. His many accolades include the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature, and the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. Starting in 2000, New Directions has published fourteen of his books.

    Books by László Krasznahorkai

    • The Last Wolf & Herman

      László Krasznahorkai, John Batki, George Szirtes

      Paperback, 2019

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      Now in paperback, two novellas from the Hungarian master László Krasznahorkai—“one of the most mysterious artists now at work” (Colm Toíbín)

    • The Last Wolf & Herman

      László Krasznahorkai, John Batki, George Szirtes

      E Book, 2019

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      Now in paperback, two novellas from the Hungarian master László Krasznahorkai—“one of the most mysterious artists now at work” (Colm Toíbín)

    • Chasing Homer

      László Krasznahorkai, John Batki, Max Neumann, Szilveszter Miklós

      E Book, 2021

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      A classic escape nightmare, Chasing Homer is sped on not only by Krasznahorkai’s signature velocity, but also by a unique musical score and intense illustrations

    • Spadework for a Palace

      László Krasznahorkai, John Batki

      Hardback, 2022

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      A joyful ode—in a single soaring, crazy sentence—to the interconnectedness of great (and mad) minds

    • Spadework for a Palace

      László Krasznahorkai, John Batki

      E Book, 2022

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      A joyful ode—in a single soaring, crazy sentence—to the interconnectedness of great (and mad) minds

    • A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East

      László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet

      Paperback, 2022

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      A quiet, poetic, and exquisitely gorgeous novel describing a wandering mythic figure in a Kyoto monastery

    • A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East

      László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet

      E Book, 2022

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      A quiet, poetic, and exquisitely gorgeous novel describing a wandering mythic figure in a Kyoto monastery

    • The World Goes On

      László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, George Szirtes

      Third Edition, E Book

    • The World Goes On

      László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, George Szirtes

      Third Edition, Paperback, 2024

    • Herscht 07769

      László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet

      Paperback, 2024

      WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE

      The National Book Award winner’s breathtaking new novel about neo-Nazis, particle physics, and Johann Sebastian Bach

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