David Szalay Wins Booker Prize

Author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his sixth book, Flesh. Flesh tells the story of a tortured Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune.

Szalay was born in Montreal, Canada and also has Hungarian citizenship. He now lives in Vienna. He has written six novels translated into 20 languages and has also written British

radio dramas.

“I really wanted to write a book that stretched to Hungary and London and involved a character who was not quite at home either place,” Szalay said.

The winner of the Booker prize receives 50,000 pounds ($67,000) for the win. It is given to the best book in the English language.

The Booker prize was founded in 1969. The International Booker Prize is a separate category.