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Prophet Song
''Prophet Song'' is a 2023 dystopian novel by Irish author Paul Lynch (writer), Paul Lynch, published by Oneworld Publications, 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. The narrative is told unconventionally, with run-on sentences, no paragraph breaks and dialogue without quotation marks. The book won the 2023 Booker Prize. It was Ireland’s bestselling book—including fiction and nonfiction— of 2023. Background Lynch stated that one of the main inspirations for the book was the Syrian Civil War, the Syrian refugee crisis, ensuing refugee crisis, and the West's indifference to the plight of refugees. Lynch has also cited the German author Hermann Hesse's work as an inspiration to write his first dystopian novel. Synopsis In the near future, the far-right National Alliance Party seizes control of the Republic of Ireland, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lynch (writer)
Paul Lynch (born 1977) is an Irish writer living in Dublin, Ireland. Biography Lynch was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1977 and grew up in County Donegal. His first novel ''Red Sky in Morning'' won him acclaim in the United States and France, where the book was a finalist for France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (Best Foreign Book Award). His second novel, ''The Black Snow'', won France's bookseller prize, Prix Libr’à Nous for best foreign novel.'' Grace'', his third novel, was selected as the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Lynch was the chief film critic of the ''Sunday Tribune'' from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served from 2004 as the paper's deputy chief-sub editor. He has written regularly for ''The Sunday Times'' on film and has also written for ''The Irish Times'', ''The Sunday Business Post'', '' The Irish Daily Mail'' and ''Film Ireland ''Film Ireland'' is a cultural cinema magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |