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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 20: Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Hungarian writer of 'Satantango', appears at a photocall prior to participating in the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012 on August 20, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh is the world's first UNESCO City of Literature, and this year approximately 800 authors will participate in the literary festival. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 20:  Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Hungarian writer of 'Satantango', appears at a photocall prior to participating in the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012 on August 20, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh is the world's first UNESCO City of Literature, and this year approximately 800 authors will participate in the literary festival.  (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images)