Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: Booker prize-winning novel is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse
The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.
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The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.
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A tattoo machine that allows for greater control and safety is included in this school show by students at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia.