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OPINION - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is another weak winner as the Booker prize slides into irrelevance

Source: Dave Benett

The thing about Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s unexpected winner of the Booker, is that it’s almost hilariously unprophetic. It starts with the Irish secret police knocking at the door, looking for a trades unionist, and goes on to a dystopian vision of a fascist state.

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