Episode

Booker Prize-winning 'Flesh' shows a man detached from his own emotions and desires

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Book Review
Published
Dec 15, 2025
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187
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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s103/audio/2025/12/flesh-review-for-web.mp3
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Summary

David Szalay's award-winning novel, "Flesh," follows the life of one Hungarian man from adolescence to old age. And it manages to do a lot with precious few words.