Brisbane Times ·general ·1 day ago

Booker Prize winner accused of copying classic Stanley Kubrick film

David Szalay, the Booker Prize-winning author, faces allegations of plagiarizing Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. Critics point to similarities between Szalay's novel Flesh and the classic film's rags-to-riches narrative. Szalay acknowledges the film's strong impression on him but denies any direct homage, stating, 'No, I wouldn’t go that far.'.

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