
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch
International Dublin Literary Award · 2025 · ShortlistKirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2024 · ShortlistBooker Prize · 2023 · WinnerKirkus Prize (Fiction) · 2023 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2025 | Shortlist |
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2024 | Shortlist |
| Booker Prize | 2023 | Winner |
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2023 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Set in a near-future Ireland that has slipped into authoritarian rule, Prophet Song follows Eilish Stack, a microbiologist whose husband is taken by the secret police. As the country descends further into repression and civil war, Eilish struggles to keep her family together and safe, in a relentless narrative that functions as both political allegory and devastating family portrait.
About the Author
Paul LynchIrish
Paul Lynch is an Irish novelist born in County Limerick in 1977. He studied film and communications at University College Dublin and has worked as a journalist and film critic. His debut novel Red Sky in Morning (2013) announced a major new voice in Irish fiction with its bold, biblical-inflected prose style. Read more →

