Irish author Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize 2023 with Prophet Song
by Charlotte McLaughlin
Nov 26, 2023
3 minutes
Irish author Paul Lynch who previously described his novel Prophet Song as being informed by “the sense of liberal democratic slide” has won 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.
He is the fifth Irish author to win the award, worth £50,000, according to the Booker Prize, following, John Banville, Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright.
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