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English's Walt Hunter discusses Nobel Prize winner

Media | October 13, 2025 | Story by: Editorial Staff

The Atlantic: Walt Hunter, professor of English and senior associate dean for faculty academic affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, explained why Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai’s Nobel Prize win “makes perfect sense.” Hunter said the author’s “never-ending sentences reflect alienation but also propel readers forward,” adding that his work “defies our readiness to accept oppression,” making it both “depressing and invigorating.”