David Szalay's 'Flesh' Wins 2025 Booker Prize

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Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins the 2025 Booker Prize for his dark, minimalist novel Flesh, which explores themes of masculinity, class, migration, trauma, sex, and power through the life of a man named István from youth to midlife, highlighting the physicality of human existence.
- David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh The Guardian
- Writer David Szalay wins prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his earthy novel ‘Flesh’ CNN
- 2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ The New York Times
- The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays off | Justine Jordan The Guardian
- Booker Prize: David Szalay's Flesh wins 2025 fiction award BBC
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