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OPINION - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is another weak winner as the Booker prize slides into irrelevance

The thing about Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s unexpected winner of the Booker, is that it’s almost hilariously unprophetic. It starts with the Irish secret police knocking at the door, looking for a trades unionist, and goes on to a dystopian vision of a fascist state.

Evening Standard

Who is Paul Lynch? Author wins Booker Prize 2023 for Prophet Song

Irish author takes home one of the top awards in literature

Evening Standard

Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize for dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'

Lynch, 46, had been the bookies' favorite to win the prestigious prize, which usually brings a big boost in sales.

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Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song wins the 2023 Booker Prize – but the judges picked the wrong Paul

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

The Independent UK

Irish novelist Paul Lynch wins this year's Booker Prize for dystopian story

The Irish novelist won for his fifth book

Evening Standard

Paul Lynch: From film critic to full-time writer

His fifth novel, Prophet Song, about a tyrannical government won the 2023 Booker Prize.

The Independent UK

Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet Song

Lynch is the fifth Irish author to win the award.

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Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song

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 Independent UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

Booker prize 2023: will the judges talk themselves out of the right choice?

Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting, in a year full of family sagas, is surely the standout volume, but the panel may just opt for Sarah Bernstein’s ‘spectrally vague brainteaser’

The Guardian - UK

Novels from Canada, Ireland, US, UK finalists for Booker Prize for fiction

Shortlist announced for annual Booker literature prize includes two first-time novels among the six finalists.

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Two debut books make the prestigious Booker Prize shortlist

Jonathan Escoffery's If I Survive You and Chetna Maroo's Western Lane are among the contenders for this year's prize, which honors the best English-language fiction published in the U.K. and Ireland.

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Booker Prize 2023: Six shortlisted authors tackle immigration, identity and the climate crisis

All six authors are shortlisted for the prestigious award for the first time, with their work exploring themes of sisterhood, immigration, conflict and change

The Independent UK

Just one British writer makes the Booker prize shortlist

Chetna Maroo’s ‘mesmerising’ Western Lane has been chosen for inclusion on a male-dominated list

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Booker Prize 2023 longlist announced with 10 new authors in the running

The Booker Prize longlist for 2023 was announced on Tuesday, featuring 10 authors who have never before been in the running for the award.

The Independent UK

Booker Prize 2023: Longlist announced with 10 first-time nominees and a new record for Irish authors

Prestigious literature prize reveals 13 nominees for 2023 competition

The Guardian - UK

Booker prize reveals ‘original and thrilling’ 2023 longlist

Previously nominated authors Sebastian Barry, Tan Twan Eng and Paul Murray join 13-strong field including four debuts

The Independent UK

Adjoa Andoh and Robert Webb to judge Booker Prize in 2023

Bridgerton star Andoh, 59, and the Peep Show actor, 50, are judging the annual award for the first time.

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Esi Edugyan: ‘At school in Canada, slavery was never mentioned’

The award-winning writer on feeling compelled to write about race, the benefits of staying put and swapping first drafts with her husband, poet Steven Price

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