Irishman Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize for his novel Song of the Prophet, inspired by the Covid-19 quarantine

November 28, 2023 at 09:23 AM • 26177 переглядiв

Irish writer Paul Lynch beat out more than a hundred other contenders to win the the Man Booker Prize in 2023 for his novel Song of the Prophet, about tyranny and and the suppression of protests. This is reported on the official website of the Booker Prize, UNN reports.

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In the dystopian novel "The Song of the Prophet" tells the story of a woman named Eilish Stack, who, after her husband's arrest, raises four children alone, is described as Ireland becomes divided between right and left, and then slides into to autocratic rule and violence.

Speaking at an award ceremony in London award ceremony in London, Paul Lynch said that he had been writing the novel for four years and the events in it are not tied to any time. He said that he had watched instability expand around the world in recent years. The book was also influenced by the introduction of global quarantine due to Covid-19.

Perhaps society needs to think more carefully about how to respond to ideas expressed by the protesters
- said Paul Lynch.

Booker Prize

"Song of the The Song of the Prophet beat out other contenders for the prize, who were shortlisted for the before the awarding ceremony was 163. The Booker Prize is worth about 57 thousand euros, but the real financial reward is the increase in book sales after drawing attention to the author.

Paul Lynch became the sixth Irish writer to win the Man Booker Prize. Literary literary observers believe that the success of Irish writers is due to the financial support available in Ireland, as well as its literary traditions. Paul Lynch said that in the four years it took him to write the book, he received two Arts Council of Ireland scholarships and that he was influenced by the great Irish writers of the past. By the way, the second main contender was The Bee Sting by another Irish author, Paul Murray.