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1. 1. Flesh

   

   István, a shy teenager in Hungary, becomes increasingly isolated after a formative incident and drifts away from his family and classmates. The novel follows intimate episodes across decades as he is shaped by encounters with strangers, unresolved trauma, and the pressures of modern life, tracing his uneasy passage into adulthood and the lasting effects of loss.

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2. 2. All That Man Is

   

   This novel intricately weaves together nine distinct stories, each following a different man at various stages of life, from adolescence to old age, as they navigate the complexities of existence across Europe. Through their journeys, the narrative explores themes of identity, ambition, and the search for meaning, capturing the essence of what it means to be human in a rapidly changing world. Each character's experience is a reflection on the universal struggles and fleeting moments of clarity that define the human condition, offering a poignant and insightful look into the male psyche.

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3. 3. London And The South East

   

   A drifting thirty-something advertising salesman working the commuter belt cold-calls small businesses to buy space in a dubious directory, clinging to the prospect of promotion as his relationship frays and debts mount. Under relentless targets and office rivalries, he slips deeper into lies and self-deception, yielding a bleakly comic portrait of hollow ambition, moral compromise, and the soul-sapping grind of contemporary work and masculinity.

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4. 4. Turbulence

   

   A chain of linked vignettes follows commercial flights around the world, passing focus from one passenger to another through fleeting connections. Episodes of literal turbulence echo the characters’ personal upheavals—illness, loss, longing, fear—while brief encounters reveal how private crises ripple outward across borders. The result is a spare, global portrait of fragility, chance, and the unseen ties binding strangers in transit.

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5. 5. Spring

   

   A young Londoner on the fringes of finance watches his life unravel over a few tense days, as mounting debt, a faltering relationship, and a reckless bid to get ahead drag him into humiliating compromises, shady dealings, and violence. Moving through offices, bars, and shabby flats, he chases money he can’t repay and clings to an idealized past, the narrative charting his shame, self-deception, and the hollow bravado of contemporary urban ambition.

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6. 6. Het Vlees

   

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