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WRITER

László Krasznahorkai

1954 - Today

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László Krasznahorkai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈkrɒsnɒhorkɒi]; born 5 January 1954) is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter known for difficult and demanding novels, often labeled postmodern, with dystopian and melancholic themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Krasznahorkai has received more than 430,038 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). László Krasznahorkai is the 2,642nd most popular writer (up from 3,026th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 297th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, László Krasznahorkai ranks 2,642 out of 5,755Before him are Ibn Kemal, Esaias Tegnér, Ngaio Marsh, Naoya Shiga, Avetik Isahakyan, and Liviu Rebreanu. After him are Jerzy Andrzejewski, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Tayeb Salih, Mirza Alakbar Sabir, John Cheever, and Heimito von Doderer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, László Krasznahorkai ranks 129Before him are Karin Fossum, Margaux Hemingway, Phil Taylor, Jeffrey Sachs, Abdelilah Benkirane, and Jon Krakauer. After him are Henk ten Cate, Viktor Medvedchuk, Branko Ivanković, Brigitte Lin, Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, and Luis Arconada.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Krasznahorkai ranks 272 out of 866Before him are Anton Bernolák (1762), George Tabori (1914), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Imre Schlosser (1889), Ervin László (1932), and Joseph Szigeti (1892). After him are László Bárdossy (1890), László Mednyánszky (1852), Rosika Schwimmer (1877), Mátyás Szűrös (1933), Ferenc Szusza (1923), and Jenő Hubay (1858).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, László Krasznahorkai ranks 29Before him are Frigyes Karinthy (1887), Péter Esterházy (1950), Miklós Radnóti (1909), Béla Király (1912), Anton Bernolák (1762), and George Tabori (1914). After him are Rosika Schwimmer (1877), Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), Emma Orczy (1865), Géza Gárdonyi (1863), Mihály Babits (1883), and Antal Szerb (1901).