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November brings revelation. Yesterday night was the happiest day for one of six writers shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025, as the winner has been finally announced. Following The Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to the Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Booker Prize followed the pattern handing the award to the first Hungarian-British author - David Szalay - and his sixth work of fiction, Flesh.

Autumn brings back the most prestigious literary awards into a spotlight. Although the final announcements are yet to come, selection of the most probable candidates is already on the way. The 2025 Booker Prize judging panel, led by the renowned writer and 1993 Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle, has selected a shortlist of six novels.

Those reading in English should be well aware of The Man Booker Prize. Launched in 1969, it aims to recognize the best novel of the year...