The Melancholy of Resistance by Lszl Krasznahorkai
WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE The Hungarian masters first work to appear in English, and still one of the best
"The book, a collection of two short stories, acts as a distillation of Krasznahorkai’s essential themes: apocalypse and the death of innocent violence" -- Jake Romm - The New Inquiry
"The universality of its vision rivals that of Gogol's Dead Souls." -- W. G. Sebald
"An inexorable, visionary book by the contemporary Hungarian master of apocalypse who inspires comparison with Gogol and Melville." -- Susan Sontag
"In Krasznahorkai’s deft hands, the effect is a layered, freewheeling, amazingly persuasive tour of living human consciousness, in varied states of self-awareness." -- Chris Lehmann - Newsday
"Krasznahorkai's artistry merits serious notice. May further translations grant him the wider notice he deserves among English-speaking readers." -- Review of Contemporary Literature
"Ingeniously composed and fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The Melancholy of Resistance is a slow lava flow of narrative, a vast black river of type." -- George Szirtes
"Lifts the reader along in lunar leaps and bounds." -- The Guardian
"One of the great novels of the last quarter-century—like a MittelEuropean Moby Dick." -- Garth Risk Hallberg - The Millions
"The universality of its vision rivals that of Gogol's Dead Souls." -- W. G. Sebald
"An inexorable, visionary book by the contemporary Hungarian master of apocalypse who inspires comparison with Gogol and Melville." -- Susan Sontag
"In Krasznahorkai’s deft hands, the effect is a layered, freewheeling, amazingly persuasive tour of living human consciousness, in varied states of self-awareness." -- Chris Lehmann - Newsday
"Krasznahorkai's artistry merits serious notice. May further translations grant him the wider notice he deserves among English-speaking readers." -- Review of Contemporary Literature
"Ingeniously composed and fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews
"The Melancholy of Resistance is a slow lava flow of narrative, a vast black river of type." -- George Szirtes
"Lifts the reader along in lunar leaps and bounds." -- The Guardian
"One of the great novels of the last quarter-century—like a MittelEuropean Moby Dick." -- Garth Risk Hallberg - The Millions
WINNER OF THE 2025 NOBEL PRIZE László Krasznahorkai was born in Gyula, Hungary, in 1954. He worked for some years as an editor until 1984, when he became a freelance writer. He now lives in reclusiveness in the hills of Szentlászló. His many accolades include the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the 2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature, and the 2015 Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. Starting in 2000, New Directions has published fourteen of his books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780811215046 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811215040 |
| Title | The Melancholy of Resistance |
| Author | László Krasznahorkai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2013-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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