Krasznahorkai is one of the great Hungarian writers of his generation, an author whose work has been celebrated across Europe for years. His acclaimed debut novel, Satanstango, first published in Hungary at the end of the Soviet era, is finally set to be translated into English thanks to the support of the Irish novelist Colm Tóibín.
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2011 Tóibín and Krasznahorkai discuss his singular contributions to literature, from his debut to the most recent short work, Animalinside. His 1993 novel 'The Melancholy of Resistance' received the German “Bestenliste-Prize” for the best literary work of the year. His works have been translated into many languages. Since 1985, the renowned director Bela Tarr has made films based on Krasznahorkai’s works, including the highly successful Sátántangó and Werckmeister. He has been honoured with numerous literary prizes, among them the highest award of the Hungarian state, the Kossuth Prize.