Prophet Song - WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023
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| Verlag | Oneworld Publications |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 320 |
| Format | 15,3 x 23,4 x 2,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780861546459 |
| Bestell-Nr | 86154645EA |
A mother faces a terrible choice in this explosive literary sensation about a dystopian Ireland
Klappentext:
'IF THERE WAS EVER A CRUCIAL BOOK FOR OUR CURRENT TIMES, IT'S PAUL LYNCH'S PROPHET SONG... BRILLIANTLY HAUNTING.' OBSERVER
_ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER _
The explosive literary sensation: a mother faces a terrible choice as Ireland slides into totalitarianism
On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland's newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.
Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and when her husband disappears, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a society that is quickly unravelling.
How far will she go to save her family? And what - or who - is she willing to leave behind?
Exhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality, offering a devastating vision of a country at war and a deeply human portrait of a mother's fight to hold her family together.
'A compassionate, propulsive and timely novel that forces the reader to imagine - what if this was me?' FT
Rezension:
'Lynch pulls off feats of language that are stunning to witness... This is a triumph of emotional storytelling, bracing and brave.' Esi Edugyan, Chair of Judges, The Booker Prize 2023