{"product_id":"flesh","title":"Flesh: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, the Associated Press, LitHub, Publishers Marketplace, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK), \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK), \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003e(UK), and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Szalay's straightforward, spare prose helps propel the novel as the effects of that tragedy reverberate throughout his life... The power of \u003ci\u003eFlesh\u003c\/i\u003e is Szalay's ability to let these moments speak for themselves, letting these simple interactions tell a tragic story.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeenaged Istvâan lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in town, he is a stranger to the social rituals practiced by his classmates and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbor--a married woman close to his mother's age, whom he begrudgingly helps with errands--as his only companion. But as these periodical encounters shift into a clandestine relationship that Istvâan himself can barely understand, his life soon spirals out of control, ending in a violent accident thatleaves a man dead. What follows is a rocky trajectory that sees Istvâan emigrate from Hungary to London, where he moves from job to job before finding steady work as a driver for London's billionaire class. At each juncture, his life is affected by the goodwill or self-interest of strangers. Through it all, Istvâan is a calm, detached observer of his own life, and through his eyes we experience a tragic twist on an immigrant \"success story,\" brightened by moments of sensitivity, softness, and Szalay's keen observation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Szalay\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eTurbulence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e London and the South-East\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAll That Man Is\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have won and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and he has been awarded the Gordon Burn Prize and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review \u003c\/i\u003ePlimpton Prize for Fiction. Born in Canada, he grew up in London, and now lives in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Szalay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50551344562461,"sku":"9781982122799","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781982122799.jpg?v=1761762927","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/flesh","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}