Author record · 2016 to 2025

David Szalay: Awards and Best-of Lists

David Szalay has won 1 award, the Booker Prize (2025) for Flesh, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 24 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025FleshBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2025FleshKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2025FleshLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2025FleshThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2025FleshNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2025FleshThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2025FleshThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Essential Reads
2025FleshBarnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FleshNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2025Flesh: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2025Flesh: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2025Flesh: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books: Top 10
2018All That Man IsDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2016All That Man IsBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2016All that Man IsThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2016All That Man Is: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2016All That Man IsThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016All That Man IsThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016All That Man IsFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016All That Man IsThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016All That Man IsNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. Flesh17 sources · 2025
  2. All That Man Is9 sources · 2016 to 2018