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Prophet Song (Booker Prize Winner)
By Paul Lynch
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By Paul Lynch
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One of the most chilling works of dystopian fiction to come out of the last decade. If you think 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale is harrowing, pick this one up.
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 • INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Winner of the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize
Shortlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award
One of The Irish Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
"A prophetic masterpiece." — Ron Charles, Washington Post
On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police on her step. They have arrived...
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