Can Xue and László Krasznahorkai are joint favourites to win 2025 Nobel prize in literature

<p>The Chinese and Hungarian writers are tied with odds of 10/1 – while Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are also in the running</p><p>Can Xue, László Krasznahorkai, Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are among the authors most likely to win this year’s Nobel prize in literature, according to the bookies.</p><p>Chinese avant garde author Can Xue, 72, and postmodern Hungarian author Krasznahorkai, 71, are tied as Ladbrokes’ favourite to win, both with odds of 10/1. Can Xue was also the favourite to win last year’s prize, which was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/10/south-korean-author-han-kang-wins-the-2024-nobel-prize-in-literature">ultimately awarded</a> to South Korean author Han Kang.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/08/can-xue-and-laszlo-krasznahorkai-are-joint-favourites-to-win-2025-nobel-prize-in-literature">Continue reading...</a>