Prophet Song

Prophet Song
AuthorPaul Lynch
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOneworld Publications
Publication date
2023
Publication placeIreland
Pages320
AwardsBooker Prize
ISBN9780861546459

Prophet Song is a 2023 dystopian novel by Irish author Paul Lynch, published by Oneworld. The novel depicts the struggles of the Stack family, in particular Eilish Stack, a mother of four who is trying to save her family as the Republic of Ireland slips into totalitarianism. The narrative is told unconventionally, with run-on sentences, no paragraph breaks and dialogue without quotation marks.

The book won the 2023 Booker Prize. It was Ireland’s bestselling book—including fiction and nonfiction— of 2023.