Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for Prophet Song
Irish author’s fifth novel, set in an Ireland descending into chaos, is awarded £50,000 prize
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Irish author’s fifth novel, set in an Ireland descending into chaos, is awarded £50,000 prize
Lynch’s fifth novel, about a young woman trying to make sense of a collapsing society, was announced as the winner of the prestigious literary award at a glittering ceremony in London
The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was presented with his trophy during a ceremony in…
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
“It is with immense pleasure that I bring the Booker home to Ireland,” the winning author told the event.