Jonas Thente recommends five essential books by Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai

Jonas Thente recommends five books by Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai. The selections span his career, offering a gateway into his unique literary style. The recommendations include "Satantango," a dystopian novel set in a ruined village, and "The Melancholy of Resistance," an apocalyptic tale exploring humanism against barbarism. "Seiobo There Below" is a collection of interconnected stories about art, while "The Last Wolf" is a humorous, single-sentence novella. Krasznahorkai's latest Swedish translation, "Herscht 07769," a crime-like plot set in former East Germany, was also praised. All recommended books are translated by Daniel Gustafsson Pech.