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Prophet Song by Paul Lynch: Booker prize-winning novel is a distinctly Irish tale of civic and ideological collapse

The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.

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Enlarging idea of Irishness

[The original version of this article was published in the print edition of the Irish Echo on Wednesday, Nov. 22. It has been slightly amended sinc.

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The six shortlisted novels reviewed by our experts

A longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement.

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Booker prize 2023: why these shortlisted novels represent a golden age of Irish writing

Irish writers have benefited from structural factors in recent years. However, ask them in person and Irish writers are more likely to highlight impediments to producing work.

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Irish authors dominate Nero adult fiction awards

Paul Murray, Megan Nolan, Michael Magee and Chloe Michelle Howarth on shortlists

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