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Prophet Song

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023
By Paul Lynch
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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is a gripping tale set in a dystopian society where an oppressive regime rises to power. It follows the harrowing journey of a family as they navigate a world filled with fear, control, and resistance. As the protagonist grapples with the loss of freedom and personal sacrifice, the narrative explores themes of resilience and the enduring human spirit amidst adversity.
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You might enjoy this book if you are drawn to gripping narratives set against the backdrop of a society in turmoil. Paul Lynch's storytelling crafts a vivid exploration of resilience and survival in a world facing profound challenges, making it an engaging read for those who appreciate dramatic, character-driven fiction.

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Prophet Song

A mother faces a terrible choice in this explosive literary sensation about a dystopian Ireland

A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internationally award-winning author

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On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her doorstep. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police want to speak with her husband, Larry, a trade unionist for the Teachers’ Union of Ireland. Things are falling apart. Ireland is in the grip of a government that is taking a turn towards tyranny. As the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society — assailed by unpredictable forces beyond her control and forced to do whatever it takes to keep her family together.

Exhilarating, terrifying, propulsive and confrontational, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality and devastating insight, a novel that can be read as a parable of the present, the future and the past.

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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch has garnered significant acclaim for its timely and urgent storytelling, capturing the collapse of a society reminiscent of an alternate reality with harrowing precision. Reviewers have praised its lyrical prose and powerful emotional impact, drawing comparisons to works by Saramago, Orwell, and McCarthy. The novel has been highlighted as a profound cautionary tale that is both gripping and masterfully executed, underscoring the fragility of democracy and the fierce love of a mother in an unstable world.

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ISBN: 9780861546862

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oneworld Publications

Edition: Export Trade Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Paul Lynch is the prize-winning author of the novels, Beyond the Sea, Grace, The Black Snow and Red Sky in Morning. His third novel Grace won the 2018 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and the 2020 Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors’ Literary Award. His second novel The Black Snow won France’s bookseller prize, Prix Libr’à Nous for Best Foreign Novel. He has been shortlisted for many international prizes, including France’s Prix Jean Monnet for European Literature, Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (Best Foreign Book Prize), Prix Littérature Monde and the Walter Scott Prize. He was born in Limerick in 1977, grew up in Donegal and lives in Dublin with his wife and two children.

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