Hungarian author wins Booker Prize

London: Hungarian British author David Szalay was named the winner of the Booker Prize 2025 for his novel ‘Flesh', beating Indian author Kiran Desai's ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny' at a ceremony in London.

Szalay, 51, was presented with 50,000 pounds and a trophy on Monday night by last year's Booker winner Samantha Harvey for his novel about an emotionally detached man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp.