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Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
Albuquerque Journal | 2023-11-27, 01:25
LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. “Prophet Song,” set in a
Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for dystopian novel Prophet Song
The prestigious award recognizes the best original novel written in English and published in the U.K. Canadian Sarah Bernstein was on the shortlist for her novel Study for Obedience. ...
Paul Lynch, Irish author of 'Prophet Song,' awarded over $60K with 2023 Booker Prize
LONDON — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a "soul-shattering" novel about a woman's struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. "Prophet Song," set in a dystopian
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Dispatch Argus | 2023-11-27, 00:14
Paul Lynch poses with his book as he arrives at the Booker Prize award dinner Sunday in London.
Dystopian Irish novel Prophet Song wins the prestigious Booker Prize
The 50,000-pound ($96,000) prize was awarded to Irish writer Paul Lynch, for a dystopian novel set in an Ireland ruled by a fascist government. ...
Alone Together: An Illustrated Celebration of the Art of Shared Solitude
Brainpickings | 2023-11-26, 23:57
“One can never be alone enough to write,” Susan Sontag lamented in her diary. “Oh comforting solitude, how favorable thou art to original thought!” the founding father of neuroscience exulted in considering the ideal environment for creative
Millions under weather alerts during post-Thanksgiving travel
Nearly 14 million people were under various winter weather alerts Sunday as a post-Thanksgiving snowstorm moved over the Rockies and Central Plains and travelers trekked home after the holiday, forecasters said. Winter storm warnings were in effect Sunday for
Turnovers doom Gonzaga women in 81-70 loss to No. 20 Louisville at Betty Chancellor Classic
Usually a handful of sevens can be fortuitous, especially in a game of cards. They weren’t so for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon. The Zags committed seven turnovers in the first and fourth quarters and seven in between and the result was
Irish writer wins Booker Prize for 'Prophet Song'
LONDON — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. Paul Lynch poses with his book as he
Booker Prize goes to ‘Prophet Song,’ novel set in dystopian Dublin
LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war.
Irish writer Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
Auburnpub dot com | 2023-11-26, 23:26
LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch wins the
Irish writer wins Booker Prize with dystopian novel Prophet Song
Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war. “Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian fictional
As aquifers run short on water, powerful players block change
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — From a small building in Garden City, Kansas, 13 men manage the use of groundwater across 5 million acres in the southwest corner of the state, some of the most productive farmland in America for corn, wheat and sorghum. They serve on
Local books: A pairing of perseverance and luck
New York natives Alfred and Blair Sadler were born involved in one another. Identical twins, the pair aligned their lives, dressing alike, both doing well in school and skipping the same grade, excelling in the same sports, singing together in the boy’s
‘Soul-shattering’ Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker prize
The Irish author’s novel set in an imagined Dublin descending into far-right tyranny wins £50,000 prize • Paul Lynch’s timely Booker winner is a novel written to jolt the reader awake Irish author Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker prize for his fifth novel
Booker prize winning Prophet Song is a novel written to jolt the reader awake | ...
Prophet Song imagines an Ireland under fascist control, breaking through the it-couldn’t-happen-here complacency of western societies • ‘Soul-shattering’ Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker prize With Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song, the judges have chosen
Paul Lynch Wins Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’
The judges for the prestigious award were not unanimous in their decision to select this novel, which depicts an Ireland descending into totalitarianism. ...
Paul Lynch: From film critic to full-time writer
Paul Lynch has gone from being a film critic at Irish newspapers to a full-time novelist and now a Booker Prize-winning author. The writer, who lives in Dublin, was honoured for his fifth novel, Prophet Song. Born in Limerick in 1977, Lynch said he sees
Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song wins the 2023 Booker Prize – but the judges picked the ...
Six books, three authors called Paul,
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 Paul Lynch with his Booker Prize 2023 winning book, Prophet Song. Photograph: David Parry Martin Doyle Sun Nov 26 2023 - 21:58 Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker
Inside Prophet Song - Paul Lynch on his Booker Prize winner
Irish author Paul Lynch has won the 2023
Paul Lynch’s timely Booker winner is a novel written to jolt the reader awake
With Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song, the judges have chosen perhaps the most timely and urgent book on the shortlist – a novel explicitly plugged into global strife and political tectonic forces. But it’s also the very intimate, elemental story of one woman’s love
