Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 25 (2008) Winner
David Szalay
デイヴィッド・サレイ
Deibiddo Sarei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-01-01 （Montréal, Québec）
- Nationality
- Canadian, Hungarian, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Montréal → Beirut → London → Brussels → Pécs → Vienna
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer
- Active Years
- 2007-2025
- Nominations
- 2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist (All That Man Is)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex House School | — | General | — | — | United Kingdom |
Sussex House School
General
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended as a child
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Betty Trask Award | London and the South-East | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | London and the South-East | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Gordon Burn Prize | All That Man Is | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Booker Prize | Flesh | — | Booker Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
Betty Trask Award
2007
Work:
London and the South-East
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
2007
Work:
London and the South-East
Result:
受賞
Gordon Burn Prize
2016
Work:
All That Man Is
Result:
受賞
Booker Prize
2025
Work:
Flesh
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
All That Man Is
2016 Linked short storiesA collection of nine distinct stories weaving a larger thematic picture of modern European masculinity.
modern masculinitysuper-sadness of modern Europe
Turbulence
2018 Linked short storiesTwelve loosely connected stories about people on flights, exploring globalization of family and friendship.
globalizationinterpersonal connections
Flesh
2025 NovelA novel stretching between Hungary and London, involving a character not at home in either place.
identityalienation
Adaptations
- [Film] Flesh (film adaptation)
Bibliography
- London and the South-East
- The Innocent
- Spring
- All That Man Is
- Turbulence
- Flesh
Adaptations
- Flesh: Film adaptation announced (House Productions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- unique narrative structureintertwined short storieseffortless prose
- Recurring Motifs
- vanityself-absorptionglobalization
Legacy
Known for winning the 2025 Booker Prize with Flesh, the first Hungarian-British winner. Acclaimed for depicting modern European humanity through innovative structures.
In Popular Culture
- Gained attention via Booker Prize win
Trivia
- Canadian-born Hungarian-British writer
- From a Jewish family
- Brasenose College, Oxford alumnus
- First Hungarian-British Booker Prize winner