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Wednesday, 20 May 2015

The Man Booker International Prize Winner

Hello Gentle Reader

The Man Booker International Prize has announced this year’s winner. Joining the ranks of Ismail Kadare, Alice Munro and the late Chinua Achebe – László Krasznahorkai the Hungarian master of the apocalypse; and a Kafkaesque like prophet. The judges of this year’s award, compared to the works of Krasznahorkai of Kafka and Beckett, citing his works, as a step in the tradition of the absurd human condition, and the comedy of such trials. The judges have praised the writers, intensity and visionary scope of his work; especially his long winded and winding sentences, which eventually put one out of breath – or take it away. Yet Krasznahorkai is not a writer, who is unknown to awards – he won the Best Translated Book Award, twice in a row, and has gone on to achieve numerous awards and accolades – though each one is deserved.

Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai!

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M. Mary

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