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LÁSZLÓ KRASZNAHORKAI Herscht 07769. Reviewed by James Arbuthnott

LÁSZLÓ KRASZNAHORKAI Herscht 07769. Reviewed by James Arbuthnott

by NRB | 5 Sep 2024 | Fiction | 0 comments

László Krasznahorkai’s latest novel encompasses physics, the music of JS Bach, and an obsessive correspondence with the German chancellor. László Krasznahorkai enthusiasts won’t be surprised he’s written a 430-page novel comprising a single sentence....
LÁSZLÓ KRASZNAHORKAI A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East. Reviewed by Ben Ford Smith

LÁSZLÓ KRASZNAHORKAI A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East. Reviewed by Ben Ford Smith

by NRB | 15 Jun 2023 | Fiction | 0 comments

Without drama, plot or action, Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has nevertheless created a compelling work of fiction. Susan Sontag once described novelist László Krasznahorkai as ‘the Hungarian master of the apocalypse’. Many of Krasznahorkai’s...
             

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