At the official ceremony in London, Irish playwright and jury chairman Roddy Doyle announced the winner of this year's Booker Prize. 52-year-old Hungarian writer David Saley won the most prestigious award in the literary world with his novel "The Flesh," the Guardian reports.
This work is the writer's sixth novel in his creative journey. It highlights the social and cultural contradictions in modern Europe through the fate of a young Hungarian named Ishtvan. After completing his military service, the hero leaves his homeland and travels to London, where he tries to find his place in life by serving wealthy families.
In the interview, the author emphasized that "Tana" is an attempt to show the complex relationship between human nature, work, and values. According to him, the work was written as "a reflection on modern Europe and the economic and cultural differences that define it."
This year's shortlist included a number of other prominent candidates. Among them are American writers Benjamin Markovitz ("The Rest of Our Lives"), Susan Choi ("Flashlight") and Katie Kitamura ("Audition"), and British writer Andrew Miller ("The Land in Winter") and Indian writer Kiran Desai ("The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny").
For the first time, Saley was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2016 for "All That Man Is," but he didn't win at the time. At the same time, this year's victory marked a new stage in his creative work.
The Booker Prize has been recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in literature since 1969. Since 2014, any English-language novel published in the UK has been nominated for it. The winner will receive a cash prize of £50,000 - which is approximately €57,000.
It should be recalled that last year, British writer Samantha Harvey won Booker with her novel "On the Orbit." In his work, he depicted one day in the lives of six astronauts on the International Space Station in an impressive and philosophical style.
David Sale's victory this year breathed new life into debates about social change, migration, and human values in Europe. His "Body" is considered an important work not only for literature, but also for understanding society.
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