"This was not an easy book to write, the rational part of me believed I was dooming my career by writing this novel though I had to write the book anyway we do not have a choice in such matters," the 26-year Limerick-born Lynch said in his acceptance speech on Sunday (local time).
Paul Lynch won the acclaimed Booker Prize, on Sunday in London. Lynch said that his novel, 'Prophet Song' was "not an easy book to write" but that it was an essential one to write. Lynch of Irish heritage beat out four other authors included in the shortlist including Irish storyteller Paul
Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for his dystopian novel 'Prophet Song', which presents an imaginary near-future of Ireland descending into totalitarianism, followed by a civil war, the New York Times reported.