The British-Hungarian author <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/david-szalay">David Szalay</a> restrained novel Flesh has won the 2025 <a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025">Booker Prize</a>. The prize was presented to Szalay by Samantha Harvey, winner of the previous year's prize. <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/flesh-9780224099790">Flesh</a> follows the dramatic life of István from his teens in Hungary to being a social climber in England to a somewhat dejected middle-age.Szalay says that while the book was a risk to write he enjoyed the process. It's obviously paid off as he receives £50,000 for the win and will likely see a big increase in sales of his book.

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