The British-Hungarian author's sixth novel tells the tortured story of a Hungarian emigré who makes and loses a fortune. Presenting the award, the Booker judges described it as a 'singular' and 'extraordinary' work.

Judges praise ‘singular achievement’ of sparsely written novel that traces a man’s unlikely social ascent from Hungary to the world of London’s super-rich

The British-Hungarian author’s novel exploring modern masculinity was chosen unanimously as this year’s winner, says judging chair Roddy Doyle