Books by translated by Ottilie Mulzet
Herscht 07769
by László Krasznahorkai & translated by Ottilie Mulzet
Herscht 07769 is the fifth of László Krasznahorkai's epic, apocalyptic novels, this one set in a small town in former Eastern Germany, rife with neo-Nazis. The main character, Florian Herscht, tries to warn Chancellor Angela Merkel that the end of the world is coming. The music of Johan Sebastian Bach, who was born in the same province, hovers in the background of the story.
Seiobo There Below
by László Krasznahorkai & translated by Ottilie Mulzet
Seiobo There Below is a collection of 17 stories by Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, about the creation of art. Seiobo is the Japanese name for Xiwangmu, whose garden, according to Chinese legend, bears peaches of immortality every three millennia. According to Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee, "alongside his quintet of epics, it represents Krasznahorkai's major work." Don't be confused by the chapter numbers; they go up like a Fibonacci sequence.
Interviews where books by translated by Ottilie Mulzet were recommended
Award-Winning Novels of 2025, recommended by Cal Flyn
What are the most highly acclaimed novels of the year? We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to put together a summary of award-winning fiction of 2025—novels that won major literary prizes in the English-speaking world—as one answer to this impossible question.
