Flesh: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) - Hardcover
Flesh: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) - Hardcover
Flesh: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) - Hardcover by David Szalay is a powerful literary novel exploring masculinity, isolation, unresolved trauma, and the unpredictable forces that shape a person’s life.
The story follows István, a shy teenager living with his mother in Hungary. After a series of life-changing events leaves him disconnected from his peers and himself, he moves through adulthood relying on the goodwill and self-interest of strangers. His journey carries him farther from his childhood while the effects of the past continue to shape his identity, relationships, and future.
Written with emotional restraint and lasting intensity, Flesh is a thoughtful choice for literary-fiction readers, book clubs, and customers looking for award-winning books from a Pittsburgh bookstore. It also pairs beautifully with book journals, pens and notebooks, or curated stationery gifts from the Pen & Page bookshop.
Book Highlights:
- Written by David Szalay
- Hardcover edition
- Winner of the 2025 Booker Prize
- National bestseller
- Finalist for the Kirkus Prize
- Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence
- Explores masculinity, identity, trauma, isolation, and modern European life
- Follows István’s journey from adolescence into adulthood
- Ideal for literary-fiction readers and book clubs
- Thoughtful gift for readers when paired with book journals, pens and stationery, or a journal and pen set