Following István from a Hungarian housing estate through army service, prison-adjacent drift and private security work, the novel traces his life through sparse, affectless scenes of sex, grief and money as he rises into London's wealthy circles.
Books mentioned in Flesh (2)
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A. G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin: “He’s reading Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by Alan G. Lafley and Roger Martin.”
Hamlet by William Shakespeare: “‘You mean last term?’ ‘For instance.’ ‘Hamlet,’ he says. ‘You were in that once weren’t you?’ ‘Yes,’ he says.”