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
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.
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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.
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