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OPINION - David Szalay is a genius and deserves the Booker prize. But I believe the story has a forgotten source

David Szalay thoroughly deserves the Booker Prize. Flesh is a remarkably compelling novel, giving us a whole life story in pared down, almost clinical prose. The sentences are short and simple in both grammar and vocabulary. Many paragraphs consist of a single sentence. The dialogue is rudimentary, often monosyllabic.

Evening Standard

‘A dark book that’s a joy to read’ – David Szalay’s Flesh was a surprise 2025 Booker Prize winner

Chair of judges Roddy Doyle was blown away by the novel

Woman & Home

David Szalay’s Flesh wins the Booker prize – a deeply affecting novel about masculinity

Canadian-born, Hungarian-British writer David Szalay has won the Booker prize for his novel, Flesh. It follows the eventful life of one Hungarian, István, from his teen years to middle age.

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David Szalay’s Flesh is the most deserved Booker Prize winner in years

COMMENT: The British-Hungarian author’s triumph caps off what has already been a wonderful year for the UK’s most prestigious award for fiction, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays off

The protagonist’s inner life is hidden from the reader in this highly original novel

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - 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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Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts

From 150 titles to a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 10.

The Conversation

As a Booker prize judge I helped whittle 153 books down to a shortlist of six. Here’s why you should read them

Ben Markovits, David Szalay, Kiran Desai, Andrew Miller, Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura’s books will all take you on enthralling journeys

The Guardian - UK

Flesh by David Szalay review – brilliantly spare portrait of a man

From youthful curiosity to midlife resignation, the protagonist is buffeted by forces beyond his control in this thrilling exploration of what it means to be alive

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