US EditionWriter David Szalay wins prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his earthy novel ‘Flesh’
- On Monday in London, David Szalay, Hungarian-British writer, won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel Flesh, the win announced at the ceremony covered by AP.
- The judging panel, led by Roddy Doyle, chose the winner unanimously after discussing six shortlisted books for more than five hours from 153 submitted novels.
- Critics and judges highlighted Flesh, the novel's unadorned naturalism charting one man's life, with Roddy Doyle saying `We had never read anything quite like it` this year.
- The winner receives 50,000 pounds and a trophy presented by last year’s winner Samantha Harvey, typically boosting the author’s sales and profile.
- At the ceremony, an extract from Flesh was performed by Stormzy, attended by celebrity guests, and judged from 153 books published between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025.
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British-Hungarian author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh.Szalay’s sixth work of fiction, which traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife, was unanimously chosen as the winner, panel chair Roddy Doyle, who received the prestigious prize in 1993, confirmed."What we particularly liked about Flesh was its singularity. It's just not like any other book," Doyle said. "It's a dark book, but we all foun…
With his book "Flesh", David Szalay received Monday, November 10, the prestigious British literary prize, which rewards fictional works written in English.
London. Canadian-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay yesterday received the Booker Prize for fiction by Flesh, the story of the life of a common man over several decades, in which what is not on the page is as important as what is.
In 2016 he went out empty, now David Szalay has received the prestigious Booker Prize. The jury of actress Sarah Jessica Parker praised his novel »Flesh« as hypnotic.
An excerpt from Salai's work, performed by rapper Stormzy, was presented during the ceremony.
The Booker Prize goes to Austria! Author David Szalay lives in Vienna and has asserted himself with his novel "Flesh" at the English Literature Prize – "as the first Hungarian-British author," as it is emphasized. The jury, chaired by author Roddy Doyle, awarded the renowned literary award, endowed with 50,000 pounds (56,747.25 euros), to the novel "Flesh" by David Szalay, British born 1974 in Montreal and now living in Vienna. Every year, the j…
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