Prophet Song: Survival and struggle in dystopian Ireland
Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-nominated novel depicts an ordinary family thrown down a perilous path
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PAUL Lynch’s latest novel, nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize, paints a chilling portrait of his native Ireland descending into a fascist regime.
In vivid and lyrical prose, Prophet Song depicts the suffering of innocent people caught in the maelstrom of societal collapse.
The story begins with a worrying house visit from the new secret police to the ordinary home of the Stack family. Larry Stack is a teachers’ unionist whose work has come under the scrutiny of the new Irish government.
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