The Book Show | Paul Lynch - Prophet Song

January 23, 2024 00:27:27
The Book Show | Paul Lynch - Prophet Song
The Book Show
The Book Show | Paul Lynch - Prophet Song

Jan 23 2024 | 00:27:27

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Show Notes

The winner of the Booker Prize 2023, “Prophet Song” by Paul Lynch,  presents a terrifying and shocking vision of a country sliding into authoritarianism and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.

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