The Architecture of Ambition: David Szalay’s Booker Win with Flesh The announcement of David Szalay as the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel, Flesh, was more than the handing over of an award; it is the validation for one of contemporary literature’s most distinctive and ambitious aesthetic projects. Szalay has long beenContinue reading “The Booker Prize Winner 2025 – David Szalay”
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The Booker Prize Short List – Andrew Miller
This is the sixth and last post in which we examine the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. Andrew Miller, The Art of Undecidability, and the Cold Crucible of The Land in Winter Andrew Miller is one of those rare literary figures whoseContinue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – Andrew Miller”
The Booker Prize Short List – Ben Markovits
This is the fifth of six posts in which we examine the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. The Architecture of Quiet Confidence: Analysing the Craft of Ben Markovits Ben Markovits’ twelfth novel, The Rest of Our Lives, shortlisted for the 2025 BookerContinue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – Ben Markovits”
The Booker Prize Short List – Kiran Desai
This is the fourth of six posts in which we examine the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. The Long Game: Kiran Desai’s Craft, Lineage, and Epic Endeavour As the daughter of the celebrated author Anita Desai, Kiran Desai inherited a literary lineage,Continue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – Kiran Desai”
The Booker Prize Short List – Katie Kitamura
This is the third of six posts in which we examine the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. The Forensic Intellect: Inside the Craft and Contingency of Katie Kitamura Katie Kitamura occupies a rare and pivotal position in contemporary literature, one where theContinue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – Katie Kitamura”
The Booker Prize Short List – Susan Choi
This is the second of six posts in which we examine the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, with the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. The Architecture of Memory: Susan Choi’s Flashlight Susan Choi occupies a unique and significant position in contemporary Anglophone literature. Over the course of six majorContinue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – Susan Choi”
The Booker Prize Short List – David Szalay
This is the first of six posts in which we look in detail at the six writers shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, the winner to be announced on Monday, 10 November. Exploring Austerity and Exteriority: David Szalay, Flesh, and the Craft of the Modern European Novel David Szalay (born 1974) has solidified his positionContinue reading “The Booker Prize Short List – David Szalay”
The Booker Dozen: The Authors Behind the 2025 Longlist
The Booker Prize is arguably one of the most significant literary accolades in the English-speaking world, a beacon that shines a light on fiction’s most compelling voices. For writers, making the longlist – the esteemed “Booker Dozen” – is a career-defining moment, a testament to months, if not years, of dedicated craft. This year, theContinue reading “The Booker Dozen: The Authors Behind the 2025 Longlist”
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