Satantango
novel by Krasznahorkai
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discussed in biography
- In László Krasznahorkai: Novels and short stories
Krasznahorkai published his first novel, Sátántangó, in 1985 (Eng. trans. Satantango). Set in Hungary before the fall of communism, it portrays the disturbing interpersonal and political dynamics in a failing rural community. He followed up in 1989 with Az ellenállás melankóliája (The Melancholy of Resistance), in which a small Hungarian…
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Hungarian literature
- In Hungarian literature: Nobel Prize winners
For example, his first novel, Sátántangó (1985; Eng. trans. Satantango), is set in Hungary before the fall of communism and portrays the disturbing interpersonal and political dynamics in a failing rural community. Krasznahorkai’s novels are equally known for their long, labyrinthine sentences. Herscht 07769: Florian Herscht Bach-regénye (2021; Herscht 07769:…
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