Paul Lynch will discuss his 2023 Booker-prize winning dystopian novel, Prophet Song. Set in an imagined Ireland descending into tyranny, it pulls us into the terrifying world of Eilish Stack, a mother of four caught in a collapsing society and trying to hold her family together. With themes including political extremism and the global plight of refugees, the novel was praised by the Booker judges for capturing “the social and political anxieties of our age”.
Join the author as he discusses his inspirations for this timely novel about populism and political unrest. He’ll also be answering your questions. |