Szalay Collection by David Szalay - 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:. All That Man Is. Flesh. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789124251680. Publisher: Vintage; Jonathan Cape. Age Range: Adult (18+). Overview:. The Szalay Collection brings together two acclaimed novels from David Szalay in one paperback set: All That Man Is, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Flesh, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize. Together they showcase Szalay's spare, incisive prose and his gift for tracing the quiet, often devastating arcs of ordinary men's lives. A perfect introduction to one of contemporary fiction's most celebrated voices, this set rewards readers who love character-driven, thought-provoking literary fiction.. About the Books:. All That Man Is follows nine men at different stages of life, each away from home and each confronting what it means to be alive in twenty-first-century Europe. Moving from the suburbs of Prague to a Belgian motorway to a shabby Cypriot hotel, the novel builds a mosaic portrait of manhood that is by turns ludicrous, pitiable and unexpectedly moving. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Gordon Burn Prize and the Plimpton Prize for Fiction. Flesh, Szalay's most recent and most decorated novel, follows István, a shy fifteen-year-old living with his mother in a Hungarian apartment complex. A clandestine relationship with an older neighbour sets in motion a chain of events that carries him, through the army and a series of chance encounters, into the elite circles of London's super-rich. Written in Szalay's pared-back prose, the novel asks profound questions about chance, choice and what shapes a life. Flesh won the 2025 Booker Prize, with judges praising its singular, quietly devastating narrative style. Read together, the two novels reveal the breadth of Szalay's talent: the ensemble structure of All That Man Is set against the single focus of Flesh. Both examine masculinity, ambition and isolation with forensic precision.. Key Benefits:. Includes two major prize-