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Paul Lynch (born 1977) is an Irish novelist known for his poetic, lyrical style and exploration of complex themes. He has published five novels and has won several awards, including the 2018 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award and the 2023 Booker Prize, for Prophet Song.
Paul Lynch is the Booker Prize-winning author of five novels: PROPHET SONG, BEYOND THE SEA, GRACE, THE BLACK SNOW and RED SKY IN MORNING. His debut novel RED SKY IN MORNING was published to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic in 2013.
Nov 26, 2023 · A mother faces a terrible choice, in his exhilarating, propulsive and confrontational portrait of a society on the brink. As Paul Lynch becomes the fifth Irish writer to win the Booker Prize, here’s the lowdown on his winning novel, Prophet Song.
Prophet Song is a 2023 dystopian novel [2] by Irish author Paul Lynch, published by Oneworld. The novel depicts the struggles of the Stack family, in particular Eilish Stack, a mother of four who is trying to save her family as the Republic of Ireland slips into totalitarianism .
Dec 3, 2023 · When Paul Lynch started writing his novel “Prophet Song,” he worried it might destroy his career. The story — an unsettling dystopian parable — was stylistically daring, relentlessly dark and...
Aug 21, 2023 · We spoke to Paul Lynch, winner of the Booker Prize 2023, about writing the ‘wrong’ book and creating a realistic dystopia. Read interviews with all of the longlisted authors here. This interview was conducted after Paul Lynch was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. Published August 21, 2023.
Dec 16, 2023 · Paul Lynch's novel "Prophet Song" has just won the 2023 Booker Prize a few weeks ago. It's set in modern Dublin, and there is an unnamed pandemic, an unspecified national emergency when one night...
