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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Toxic male behaviour of David Szalay’s protagonist reflects real-world concerns about a ‘crisis of masculinity’
In the immediate aftermath of David Szalay’s book Flesh winning the Booker prize, one fe…
The novel’s protagonist is violent, libidinous and so inarticulate he says ‘OK’ some 500 times. So how did the author turn his story into a tragic masterpiece?
When we meet the morning after the annou…
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
The protagonist’s inner life is hidden from the reader in this highly original novel
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
Reflecting on the Booker judging process, chair Roddy Doyle str…
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
Justine Jordan: The risky strategy …
7 months ago
Brace yourself for the staggering tale of Travis, who has both real and bot wives. Plus, the wickedly gossipy duo of Graham Norton and Maria McErlane are back
This staggering tale of people falling in…
8 months ago
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Authors including Michael Rosen, Samantha Harvey and Rutger Bregman reveal their books of the summer
Summer reading: the 50 hottest books to read now
The 10 best audiobooks for summer
Zadie Smith
For me …
10 months ago
This exhilarating debut about working-class girls growing up in the hope-starved atmosphere of a small northern English city feels essential
Sometimes you need to leave a place before you can write ab…
11 months ago
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The value of Pokémon cards is booming, but for people who gather weekly to trade and battle their Pikachus and Togepis, the cards mean much more than cash
On a sleepy Tuesday night, beneath an arts an…
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
From youthful curiosity to midlife resignation, the protagonist is buffeted by forces beyond his control in this thrilling exploration of what it means to be alive
Samuel Butler’s 1903 novel The Way o…