November 11, 2025 9:56 AM
Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’
David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel 'Flesh' on Monday, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to win one of top awards in the English-speaking world. Written in spare prose - characterised by brevity and a lack of unnecessary detail - the book follows a man caught in a series of events beyond his control over decades. It charts his rise from a housing estate in Hungary to the mansions of London's super-rich. "A meditation on class, power, intimacy, migration and masculin...