A seven-hour film documenting the 24-hour journey of a flatbed truck through the streets of Budapest is set to premiere, a unique tribute to novelist László Krasznahorkai. The “NobelMobil” project, which began on December 10, 2025, in Stockholm, commenced at 6 a.m. in front of the BMSZKI homeless shelter, broadcasting recordings of Krasznahorkai reading excerpts from Always to Homer and Architectures of War as it moved.
The film, created with the permission of László Krasznahorkai, will be screened at the Bem cinema on February 20 at 5 p.m.
“We welcome everyone who was part of the 24 hours, who wanted to but couldn’t come, and also those who are curious about what a 7-hour audiobook is like. In the meantime, you can talk, meet, and remember,” organizers stated on the event’s Facebook page.
Krasznahorkai recently expressed his gratitude to “Alíz” and her team, the creators of NobelMobil 2025, as well as Magvető Publishing House, for their work. “Especially thanks to where this strange van started at 6 am and where it ended 24 hours later – connecting the humiliated and saddened with nothing but the small joy that participation may have brought,” the author shared on Facebook.
The Swedish Academy awarded Krasznahorkai the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 9, recognizing his visionary works for their ability to demonstrate the enduring power of art, even amidst feelings of apocalyptic dread.
What makes Krasznahorkai’s work so impactful? According to the Swedish Academy, his novels possess a unique ability to reveal the strength of artistic expression even when confronted with overwhelming despair.
Throughout the mobile event, attendees at thirteen designated stops could read passages from Krasznahorkai’s latest novel, The security of the Hungarian nation, on the truck’s platform—transformed into a makeshift living room—and then sign their names alongside the selected text.
