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‘It’s notoriously hard to write about sex’: David Szalay on Flesh, his astounding Booker prize-winner
The novel’s protagonist is violent, libidinous and so inarticulate he says ‘OK’ some 500 times. So how did the author turn his story into a tragic masterpiece?
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independent.co.uk
David Szalay wins Booker prize with ‘extraordinary and singular’ novel Flesh
The British-Hungarian author’s novel exploring modern masculinity was chosen unanimously as this year’s winner, says judging chair Roddy Doyle
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theguardian.com
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
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The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays off
The protagonist’s inner life is hidden from the reader in this highly original novel
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bbc.com
Booker Prize: David Szalay's Flesh wins 2025 fiction award
Booker judges describe British-Hungarian author David Szalay's Flesh as "a very special book".
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‘It’s notoriously hard to write about sex’: David Szalay on Flesh, his astounding Booker prize-winner
The novel’s protagonist is violent, libidinous and so inarticulate he says ‘OK’ some 500 times. So how did the author turn his story into a tragic masterpiece?