- Large type books, Men, Psychology, Fiction
Szalay (London and the South-East) delivers a kaleidoscopic portrayal of nine men at various stages in their lives, each in the throes of extraordinary change. Despite their diverse circumstances, they are all somehow connected, engaged in a search for relevance and-dare they even consider it-meaning.
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Contemporary, prestige, character-led and contemplative.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- David Szalay
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 432
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Jonathan Cape, Hep Kitap
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781448192373
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Canadian-born Hungarian-British writer. His sixth novel, Flesh, won the 2025 Booker Prize.
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