Bøker av David Szalay

Ni menn. Hver av dem i ulike stadier i livet. Og hver av disse mennene - fra en arbeiderklasse eks-militær til pompøs universitetsstudent, fra middelklassetaperen til russisk oligark - skildres med overveldende autentisitet og innlevelse. Romanen strekker seg fra ungdomstid til alderdom, der de tilsynelatende separate fortellingene akkumuleres til bilde av én samlet, delt eksistens. Et bilde som undersøker hva det vil si å være mann i dag. David Szalay skisserer et ganske mørkt bilde av mannens utfordringer i det 21. århundre. Mørkt og uroende, men ofte også infamt og komisk. Alt en mann er kjennetegnes av forfatterens dyptpløyende psykologiske innsikt i sine karakterers liv og situasjon. Nådeløst og sakte, men sikkert, etterhvert som denne briljante boken utfolder seg, blir hovedpersonen i hvert kapittel eldre enn i det foregående, kulden senker seg så å si, mens romanen får en fantastisk kraft og tyngde.

The brilliant new short story sequence from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of All That Man Is*Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019* Twelve people on the move around planet Earth, twelve individual lives, each in turmoil, and each in some way touching the next.

All That Man Is, a compelling novel by David Szalay, is a profound exploration of what it means to be a man in the modern world. Published by Vintage Publishing in 2017, this book delves into the lives of nine men, each at a different stage of life, each living in a different part of the continent. Szalay's masterful storytelling and keen insight into the human condition make this book a must-read. The genre of this book is hard to pin down, it's a mix of contemporary, literary fiction and short stories. Each story stands on its own, but together they paint a vivid picture of manhood in all its varied forms. If you're a fan of introspective, thought-provoking literature, All That Man Is by David Szalay, published by Vintage Publishing, should be on your reading list.

It is 1948 and Aleksandr, a major in the MGB (the forerunner of the KGB) is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic to investigate one of the patients there. The patient is a man long presumed dead - a now severely incapacitated veteran of the Second World War, who seems unable to remember any of his past.

Paul Rainey, an ad salesman, perceives dimly through a fog of psychoactive substances his dissatisfaction with his life- professional, sexual, weekends, the lot. But when this offer turns out to be as misleading as Paul's sales patter, his life and that of his family are transformed in ways very much more peculiar than he ever thought possible.