About the novel:
\nTeenaged Istvá\;n lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hung ary. Shy and new in town\, he is a stranger to the social rituals practice d by his classmates and soon becomes isolated\, with his neighbor -- a mar ried woman close to his mother's age\, whom he begrudgingly helps with err ands -- as his only companion. But as these periodical encounters shift in to a clandestine relationship that Istvá\;n himself can barely under stand\, his life soon spirals out of control\, ending in a violent acciden t. What follows is a rocky trajectory that sees Istvá\;n emigrate fr om Hungary to London\, where he moves from job to job before finding stead y work as a driver for London's billionaire class. At each juncture\, his life is affected by the goodwill or self-interest of strangers. Through it all\, Istvá\;n is a calm\, detached observer of his own life\, and through his eyes we experience a tragic twist on an immigrant "success sto ry\," brightened by moments of sensitivity\, softness\, and Szalay's keen observation.
\nFlesh won the 2025 Booker Prize.
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