Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet Song
by Charlotte McLaughlin
Nov 26, 2023
3 minutes
Irish author Paul Lynch said he thought he was “dooming” his career by writing Prophet Song before winning the 2023 Booker Prize.
The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was presented with his trophy by last year’s winner Shehan Karunatilaka, at a ceremony held at Old Billingsgate, London.
Lynch told Sunday’s event: “Well, there goes my hard won anonymity. This was not an easy book to write.
“The rational part of me believed I was dooming my
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