US EditionNobel Laureate Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Desolate Elegy: In Place of Hope, a Vision of Silent Angels
Krasznahorkai abandoned hope to reflect on mute, wingless angels symbolizing sacrifice and human cruelty in a 2025 Nobel lecture that included a vivid Berlin U-Bahn anecdote.
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Nobel Laureate Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s desolate elegy: In place of hope, a vision of silent angels
László Krasznahorkai, who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, delivered a stark lecture at Stockholm that was a metaphysical dispatch from a world he perceives as spiritually terminal.
The recent Nobel Prize-winning writer read his text in Hungarian, and also spoke about new angels, human dignity, rebellion, and Elon Musk at the ceremonial meeting of the Swedish Academy.
“In connection with the Nobel Prize in Literature, I originally wanted to share my thoughts with you about hope, but I have finally run out of hope, so now I will talk about angels,” said László Krasznahorkai, who began his speech in Hungarian at the Royal Swedish Academy meeting on Sunday (the full speech can be read here). The writer, who was recognized with this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature – who will receive the award on Wednesday – also…
László Krasznahorkai will receive his Nobel Prize in Literature on Wednesday, but the writer already gave a lecture at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Sunday afternoon. Originally, I wished for hope ... ...
The writer gave a speech at the ceremonial meeting of the Royal Swedish Academy and will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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