New Delhi: The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, known for his books, which situate narratives of dystopia and melancholy at the centre of the human experience. His books include ‘ The Melancholy of Resistance ’, ‘ The Last Wolf ’, and ‘ War and War ’.

The Nobel committee said that he had been awarded the prize “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.”

The postmodern writer was considered a frontrunner in this year’s Nobel race and was also the recipient of the Man Booker International Prize in 2015. Born in 1954, he rose to fame in 1985 with Satantago (loosely translated as Satan’s Tango), which was also adapted into a seven-hour film. American essayis

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