Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023
Business Standard|November 28, 2023
Irish writer Paul Lynch has won the Booker Prize for fiction 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 by Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023

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