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LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. “Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian fictional version of Dublin, was awarded the GBP50,000 literary prize at a […]

Paul Lynch’s ‘soul-shattering’ novel is about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war.

Six books, three authors called Paul, one £50,000 prize. In the end, Paul Lynch has taken the spoils for his dystopian tale of a totalitarian Ireland – but it doesn’t feel like a winner that will stand the test of time, writes our chief book critic Martin Chilton

Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel “Prophet Song.”

“It is with immense pleasure that I bring the Booker home to Ireland,” the winning author told the event.

The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was presented with his trophy during a ceremony in London

Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel “Prophet Song.”

Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a "soul-shattering" novel about a woman's struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war.

Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel “Prophet Song.”

Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a "soul-shattering" novel about a woman's struggle to protect her family...