Modern Masculinity

David Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, is known for his precise portrayals of modern masculinity. He meets Erlend Loe, whose recent novel Kukene/Kukane offers a sharp and humorous portrait of the modern man. The conversation explores how men are depicted in literature—with vulnerability, humor, and gravity—and what these stories reveal about our time.