Author | Paul Lynch |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Oneworld Publications[1] |
Publication date | 2023 |
Publication place | Ireland |
Pages | 320 |
Awards | Booker Prize |
ISBN | 9780861546459 |
Prophet Song is a 2023 dystopian novel[2] by Irish author Paul Lynch, published by Oneworld. The novel depicts the struggles of the Stack family, in particular Eilish Stack, a mother of four who is trying to save her family as the Republic of Ireland slips into totalitarianism. The narrative is told unconventionally, with run-on sentences, no paragraph breaks and dialogue without quotation marks.
The book won the 2023 Booker Prize.[3][4] It was Ireland’s bestselling book—including fiction and nonfiction— of 2023.[5]