British-Hungarian writer David Szalay on Monday claimed the Booker Prizer, the high-profile British literary award, for his novel Flesh, a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune.
The 52-year-old Szalay beat favourites Indian novelist Kiran Desai, who won the prize in 2006, and Britain's Andrew Miller to the £50,000 (RM274,083) award which was announced at a ceremony in London.
