Flesh

David Szalay

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Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour – a married woman close to his mother’s age – as his only companion.

As these encounters shift into a clandestine relationship, István’s life spirals out of control. Years later, rising through the ranks from the army to the elite circles of London's super-rich, he navigates the twenty-first century's tides of money and power. Torn between love, intimacy, status, and wealth, his newfound riches threaten to undo him completely.


Format:Hardback 368 pages
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Jonathan Cape Ltd
ISBN:9780224099783
Published:6 Mar 2025
Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Weight:574g
Dimensions:164 x 244 x 35 (mm)
Pub. Country:United Kingdom

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