Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai was presented the Man Booker International Prize for 2015 at a ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Wednesday. The 61-year-old writer was on the shortlist of 10 names, which included Amitav Ghosh. The literary prize, worth �60,000 (around Rs. 60 lakh), is given to a living author of any nationality who has published fiction either in English or in English translation. His Noted Works His novels include Satantango (1985, English translation 2012), The Melancholy of Resistance (1989, English translation 1998), and Seiobo Down Below (2008, English translation 2013). Source: The Hindu
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