István
Hungarian man
1 book · 2025First appears in FleshDavid Szalay books in order · David Szalay reading order · 6 books · 2008 to 2025
David Szalay Books in Order and Reading Order
David Szalay, born in Canada and raised in London, writes spare, searching novels about men’s lives across Europe. Flesh won the 2025 Booker Prize.
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David Szalay books in order
David Szalay’s first book is London and the South-East (2008). There are 6 books in all, published from 2008 to 2025.
The David Szalay reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
Novels
6 books · Mostly set in Europe- 1London and the South-East2008Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
- 2The Innocent2009Buy on Amazon
- 3Spring2011Buy on Amazon
- 4All That Man Is2016Buy on Amazon
- 5Turbulence2018Buy on Amazon
- 6Flesh2025With István · Set in Hungary and LondonBuy on Amazon
Who appears in which book
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Characters
1 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Leads
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